intrathecal

See also: intrathécal

English

Etymology

intra- +‎ thecal

Adjective

intrathecal (not comparable)

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

Translations

delivered into the spinal canal

Noun

intrathecal (plural intrathecals)

(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.

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