See Also: Spinal cord(medicine)
spinal cord(encyclopedia)
spinal cord(dictionary)
Spinal cord(health)
cornua of spinal cord(medicine)
segments of spinal cord(medicine)
spinal cord compression(medicine)
spinal cord concussion(medicine)
spinal cord injuries(medicine)
spinal cord injury(medicine)

spinal cord concussion (medicine) and scuttle(7) (iou)


spinal cord concussion (medicine)


spinal cord concussion
Injury to the spinal cord due to a blow to the vertebral column with transient or prolonged dysfunction below the level of the lesion.

Synonym: spinal concussion.


scuttle(7) (iou)



scuttle verb2 trans. M17.
[from SCUTTLE noun2.]
Sink (a ship) by letting in water, now esp. by opening the seacocks; sink (one's own vessel) deliberately. M17.
b. fig. Thwart, spoil, ruin, frustrate, (esp. a plan). L19.
EuroBusiness The impasse over agriculture now threatens to scuttle the Uruguay Round of negotiations.
Cut a hole in (the deck of a vessel), esp. to salvage the cargo. Now rare. L18.
scuttler noun2 a person who scuttles a ship M19.