"C-spine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-ncalif-cspine.ogg [Northern-California, US] Forms: C-spines [plural]
Etymology: From cervical + spine. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cervical}} cervical, {{m|en|spine}} spine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} C-spine (countable and uncountable, plural C-spines)
  1. (countable, emergency medicine) A neckbrace. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Emergency medicine
    Sense id: en-C-spine-en-noun-n0Pg833x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 47 4 9 Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences
  2. (emergency medicine) The position in which a trauma patient's cervical spine is immobilized to prevent possible or further spinal injury. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emergency medicine
    Sense id: en-C-spine-en-noun-Xr-S2ZKS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 47 4 9 Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences
  3. Abbreviation of cervical spinal immobilization. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: cervical spinal immobilization
    Sense id: en-C-spine-en-noun-13UQtuEv

Verb

Audio: En-us-ncalif-cspine.ogg [Northern-California, US] Forms: C-spines [present, singular, third-person], C-spining [participle, present], C-spined [participle, past], C-spined [past]
Etymology: From cervical + spine. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cervical}} cervical, {{m|en|spine}} spine Head templates: {{en-verb}} C-spine (third-person singular simple present C-spines, present participle C-spining, simple past and past participle C-spined)
  1. To immobilize a person's neck and head. Translations (immobilization of the spine): inmovilización de la columna cervical [feminine] (Spanish), precauciones espinales [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-C-spine-en-verb-1ApM8wf1

Inflected forms

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