trunkal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trunk +‎ -al

Adjective[edit]

trunkal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the trunk of the body.
    • 1923, Nelson loose-leaf living medicine, volume 6, page 438:
      The gait of a cerebellar patient in the majority of cases is chiefly trunkal. The trunk may go backward, or forward, forward and to one side, or simply to one side.
    • 2015 August 14, “Selection of fusion levels using the fulcrum bending radiograph for the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with alternate level pedicle screw strategy: clinical decision-making and outcomes”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      A decrease in trunkal shift was noted from preoperative to last follow-up (p = 0.003).
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