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MeSH Heading: Spinal Canal
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.834.803
Unique ID: D013115
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013115
Annotation: coordinate with specific vertebrae to locate level of spinal canal; "narrowing of the spinal canal" = SPINAL STENOSIS
Scope Note: The cavity within the SPINAL COLUMN through which the SPINAL CORD passes.
Entry Term(s): Vertebral Canal; Vertebral Foramen; Vertebral Foramina
NLM Classification #: WE 725
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/03/17

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Spinal Canal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025