trunkal
English
Etymology
trunk + -al
Adjective
trunkal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to the trunk of the body.
- 1923, Nelson loose-leaf living medicine (volume 6, page 438)
- The gait of a cerebellar patient in the majority of cases is chiefly trunkal. The trunk may go backward, or forward, forward and to one side, or simply to one side.
- 2015 August 14, “Selection of fusion levels using the fulcrum bending radiograph for the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with alternate level pedicle screw strategy: clinical decision-making and outcomes”, in PLOS ONE, DOI::
- A decrease in trunkal shift was noted from preoperative to last follow-up (p = 0.003).
- 1923, Nelson loose-leaf living medicine (volume 6, page 438)