spinal levels

noun

UK /ˈspaɪnəl ˈlɛvəlz/

US /ˈspaɪnəl ˈlɛvəlz/

The different spots along your backbone, like steps on a ladder.

The doctor checked the spinal levels to see where the pain was coming from.

SYNONYMS

vertebral levels spinal segments backbone levels spinal regions

RELATED WORDS

vertebrae spine spinal cord nerves backbone

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The numbered sections of the spine used by doctors to describe where nerves exit.

The injury was at the cervical spinal levels, near the neck.

3. The heights at which spinal nerves branch out to different body parts.

Each of the spinal levels controls feeling in a specific area of skin.

4. Positions along the spinal column measured for surgery or treatment.

The surgeon marked the spinal levels before the operation.