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Spinal Nerve (Noun)

Meaning

Any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal).

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Examples

  • The spinal nerve exits the spinal canal through the intervertebral foramen, a narrow opening between adjacent vertebrae.
  • Damage to a spinal nerve can cause pain, numbness, and weakness in the area of the body supplied by that nerve.
  • Each spinal nerve has both sensory and motor components, transmitting information to and from the spinal cord.
  • The spinal nerves are named according to the vertebra through which they exit, such as the C5 spinal nerve emerging between the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae.
  • Injury to a spinal nerve root can result in radiculopathy, a condition characterized by pain and neurological symptoms in the affected limb.

Synonyms

  • Nervus Spinalis

Hypernyms

  • Nervus

Hyponyms

  • Nervus Coccygeus
  • Nervus Phrenicus
  • Anterior Crural Nerve
  • Nervus Femoralis
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