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vertebral canal
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌvɜː.tɪ.brəl kəˈnæl/ us /ˌvɝːt̬ə.brəl kəˈnæl/
the space down the centre of the backbone that contains the spinal cord(= the set of nerves that run from the brain to the other nerves in the body):
The arrangement of the vertebrae forms a vertebral canal that surrounds the spinal cord.
This results from spinal cord compression caused by a narrowing of the vertebral canal.
This involves the injection of a local anaesthetic into the epidural space located within the vertebral canal, outside the dura.
Between the dura mater and the vertebrae is a ligament called the ligamentum flavum, which lines the vertebral canal.
Vertebral canals are mature by the age of five, while vertebral heights continue to increase past adolescence.
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