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To help you more clearly understand your spine and/or the condition you are experiencing, I've included a comprehensive list of words and their definitions related to the spine. Enjoy!

Annulus
Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
Arachnoid
Atlas
Axis
Basilar artery
Brain
Brainstem
C1
C1-C2 articulation
C2
Cauda equina (Horse's Tail)
Central canal
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cervical discs
Cervical motion segment
Cervical vertebral bodies
Cervicomudullary junction
Chiari malformation
Craniocervical junction
CSF
Dens
Disc herniation

Dura mater
Ependyma
Facet capsules
Facet joints
First cervical vertebral body (Atlas)
Herniated disc
Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP)
HNP
Inflammation
Interspinous ligament
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors
Laminae
Lateral Masses of C1
Ligamentum flavum (Yellow ligament)
Lumbar spine
Lumbar stenosis
Mechanical compression
Meningitis
Nerve roots
Neural foramina
Neurogenic claudication
Neurologic compromise
NSAIDS

Nucleus pulposus
Occipital condyle
Occipital-C1 articulation
Odontoid process (Dens)
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
Pedicles
Pia mater
Posterior inferior cerebral artery (PICA)
Posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL)
Second cervical vertebral body (Axis)
Spinal canal
Spinal cord
Spinous process
Steroids
Subarachnoid space
Syringomyelia
Syrinx
Thoracolumbar junction
Transverse foramina
Uncovertebral joints
Vertebral arteries
Yellow ligament

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