intrathecal

See also: intrathécal

English

Etymology

intra- +‎ thecal

Adjective

intrathecal (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Delivered into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding the spinal cord), e.g. a spinal anesthesia.

Translations

delivered into the spinal canal

• Czech: intratekální, intrathekální
• French: intrathécal (fr)
• Spanish: intratecal

Noun

intrathecal (plural intrathecals)

1. (medicine) An intrathecal injection.

Further reading

• “intrathecal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “intrathecal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.