nervus spinalis

8.2

A nerve from the spinal cord that carries messages to and from the body

noun
/ˈnɜrvəs ˈspaɪnəlɪs/

Specialized

: nervio espinal

Each nervus spinalis carries both sensory and motor information to and from the spinal cord.

Examples

Damage to a nervus spinalis can result in muscle weakness or paralysis.
An infection may affect a nervus spinalis, leading to numbness or pain along the nerve.
The nervus spinalis plays a crucial role in transmitting signals.
Each nervus spinalis connects to a specific region of the body.
Each nervus spinalis carries both sensory and motor information to and from the spinal cord.
Damage to a nervus spinalis can result in muscle weakness or paralysis.
An infection may affect a nervus spinalis, leading to numbness or pain along the nerve.

Synonyms

spinal nerve

vsnervus spinalis

Specialized

1 4.1

A thin body part that sends messages between the spinal cord and a body area

specifies thirty one pairs and names ventral and dorsal roots

Surface Forms

nervus spinalis singular

nervi spinales plural

Morphology

nervus + spinalis

The meaning 'nerve pertaining to the spine' is directly and compositionally derived from 'nervus' (nerve) + 'spinalis' (pertaining to the spinal column). Although the terms are Latin, anatomical naming follows transparent, cross-linguistic patterns equivalent to English 'spinal nerve', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Nervus spinalis comes from Latin words: nervus ('nerve') and spinalis ('spine'), so imagine small ropes leaving the spine like branches from a tree trunk. That's why the term refers to the paired nerves that come out from the 'spinal cord' and carry signals to and from the body.