Definition of intrathecal in English:
intrathecal
adjectiveˌɪntrəˈθiːk(ə)lˌintrəˈTHēkəl
Medicine Occurring within or administered into the spinal theca.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cerebrospinal fluid was obtained from the lumbar spinal taps or the intrathecal catheter.
- Referral for intrathecal administration is useful in rare instances, such as when pain is intractable to standard treatment.
- Myelography uses a contrast solution in conjunction with plain radiography to improve visualization of the spinal cord and intrathecal nerve roots.
- Administration of an intrathecal opioid injection before continuous epidural infusion is known as combined spinal epidural analgesia, or the walking epidural.
- The cerebrospinal analysis shows that the protein was elevated after placing in the intrathecal catheter and administration of chemotherapy.
Derivatives
adverb
Medicine Approved for oral and intramuscular use, it also is used rectally, intravenously, subcutaneously, epidurally, and intrathecally.
Example sentencesExamples
- The contents of both syringes were injected intrathecally without being checked.
- The larger size syringe is meant to alert doctors to the fact that it should not be injected intrathecally
- Administration of intravenous therapy is associated with considerable risk for example, patients have died when cytotoxic drugs have been given intrathecally instead of intravenously.
- The numerous instances in England where doctors have injected vincristine intrathecally, not intravenously, underline this.