Definition of Canalis vertebralis

1. Noun. The canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes.


Medical Definition of Canalis vertebralis

1. The canal that contains the spinal cord, spinal meninges, and related structures. It is formed by the vertebral foramina of successive vertebrae of the articulated vertebral column. Synonym: canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, tubus vertebralis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canalis Vertebralis

canalis nervi petrosi superficialis minoris
canalis nutricius
canalis obturatorius
canalis opticus
canalis palatinus major
canalis pterygoideus
canalis pudendalis
canalis pyloricus
canalis radicis dentis
canalis reuniens
canalis sacralis
canalis spiralis cochleae
canalis spiralis modioli
canalis vertebralis (current term)
canalis vomerorostralis
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Literary usage of Canalis vertebralis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reprints of Papers from the Department of Anatomy of the University of by Dept. of Anatomy, California University. Dept. of anatomy, University of California (1868-1952) (1903)
"After laying bare the specimen in the canalis vertebralis, KOPSCH noted many fibrous connective tissue bundles joining the dura mater with the wall of the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869)
"... of the cervical vertebrae; ribs single headed. No acromion Megaptera. A well developed acromion Eschrichtius. л*. The canalis vertebralis enclosed by ..."

3. Handbuch der Anatomie der Wirbelthiere by Hermann Stannius (1854)
"... seiner Seite nnd geht in longitudinale Schenkel aus, welche die im Canalis vertebralis gelegene Art. vertebralis bilden 3). ..."

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