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nonspinal

nonspinal

6.3
Not related to the spine or back
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈspaɪnəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no espinal
  • After ruling out any spinal injuries, the therapist focused on treating nonspinal factors contributing to the patient's discomfort.

Examples

  • This assessment focuses on the detection of "red flags" for serious spinal or nonspinal pathology rather than on determining a specific diagnostic label.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The doctor explained that her symptoms were nonspinal and could be related to a muscular issue.

  • He has experienced nonspinal pain due to stress rather than any problems with his spine.

Synonyms

extraspinal
vsnonspinal
  • Specialized
7.9

Located outside the spine

is broader, used for anything not involving the spine rather than just location
nonvertebral
vsnonspinal
  • Specialized
7.8

Relating to animals that do not have a backbone, like jellyfish or starfish

is about not involving the spine rather than about vertebrate presence

Antonyms

spinal
  • Specialized
174 4.2

Relating to the spine and the cord of nerves inside it

How Spinal

spinal
  • Specialized
174 4.2
paravertebral
  • Specialized
9.0
nonspinal
  • Specialized
6.3

Surface Forms

nonspinal positive

Morphology

nonspinal = spinal (transparent) = non + spinal

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'spinal', making the term transparent.

Etymology

Nonspinal breaks into non- meaning 'not' and spinal, which is about the 'spine' or back, so nonspinal means not related to the spine or back.