Body Space or Junction
spinal canal
spi·nal ca·nal
Subclass of:
Vertebral column
Definitions related to spinal canal:
  • The cavity within the SPINAL COLUMN through which the SPINAL CORD passes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (vertebral canal) The space formed by the series of vertebral foramina that courses the length of the vertebral column, and which houses the spinal cord and meninges.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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