nonspinal

1 6.3

Not related to the spine or back

adjective
/nɒnˈspaɪnəl/

Specialized

: 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

1 7.9

Located outside the spine

is broader, used for anything not involving the spine rather than just location

nonvertebral

vsnonspinal

Specialized

1 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

137 4.2

Relating to the spine and the cord of nerves inside it

How Spinal

spinal

Specialized

137 4.2

paravertebral

Specialized

9.0

nonspinal

Specialized

1 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.