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trunkal en · ADJ

Etymology

From trunk + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to the trunk of the body.
    • A decrease in trunkal shift was noted from preoperative to last follow-up (p = 0.003). 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:
    • 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. 1923, Nelson loose-leaf living medicine, volume 6, page 438: