trunkal

adj

trunkal

adj

Etymology From trunk + -al.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Relating to the trunk of the body.

  • 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:
  • 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:

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