- s. bifida embryologic failure of fusion of one or more vertebral arches; subtypes of s. bifida are based on degree and pattern of malformation associated with neuroectoderm involvement. SYN: hydrocele spinalis, schistorrhachis.
- s. bifida aperta SYN: s. bifida cystica.
- s. bifida cystica s. bifida associated with a meningeal cyst (meningocele) or a cyst containing both meninges and spinal cord (meningomyelocele) or only spinal cord (myelocele). SYN: s. bifida aperta, s. bifida manifesta.
- s. bifida manifesta SYN: s. bifida cystica.
- s. bifida occulta s. bifida in which there is a spinal defect, but no protrusion of the cord or its membrane, although there is often some abnormality in their development.
- s. helicis [TA] SYN: spine of helix.
- s. ischiadica [TA] SYN: ischial spine.
- s. meatus SYN: suprameatal spine.
- s. nasalis posterior laminae horizontalis ossis palatini [TA] SYN: posterior nasal spine of horizontal plate of palatine bone.
- spinae palatinae [TA] SYN: palatine spines, under spine.
- s. scapulae [TA] SYN: spine of scapula.
- s. suprameatalis suprameatal spine.
- s. suprameatica SYN: suprameatal spine.
- s. trochlearis [TA] SYN: trochlear spine.
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spi·na (spiґnə) gen. and pl. spiґnae [L.] 1. spine: a thornlike process or projection. 2. columna vertebralis.Medical dictionary. 2011.