Cervicothoracolumbar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cervicothoracolumbar is an adjective meaning (medicine) Of or relating to the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar portions of the spine.
Meaning
(medicine) Of or relating to the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar portions of the spine.
Example Sentences
The examiner applies overpressure to the cervical spine to maintain cervicothoracolumbar flexion.
[…]; however, there are case reports of good outcomes with extended laminectomy and surgical debridement of cervicothoracolumbar SEAs.
If palpation of the cervicothoracolumbar spine shows any areas of tenderness, appropriate films should be considered before the patient is moved.
In order of decreasing frequency, the reported locations of chordoma are sacrococcygeal (50% to 60%), skull base (25% to 35%), and cervicothoracolumbar vertebral bodies (approximately 15%).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cervicothoracolumbosacral, cervicolumbar, cervicothoracic, thoracolumbar, cervicothoracal, thoracolumbosacral.
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