"spinalize" meaning in English

See spinalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: spinalizes [present, singular, third-person], spinalizing [participle, present], spinalized [participle, past], spinalized [past]
Etymology: spinal + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spinal|ize}} spinal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} spinalize (third-person singular simple present spinalizes, present participle spinalizing, simple past and past participle spinalized)
  1. (medicine, transitive) To surgically separate the spinal cord of (an animal) from the brain. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: spinalization
    Sense id: en-spinalize-en-verb-MRIh0o4Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Topics: medicine, sciences

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