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trunkal

trunkal adjective: relating to the trunk of the body.

Adjective

trunkal (not comparable)

  1. 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...

Origin of trunkal

From trunk + -al.

Questions about trunkal

What does trunkal mean?
Trunkal means relating to the trunk of the body.
What part of speech is trunkal?
Trunkal is an adjective.

Words near trunkal in the dictionary

  1. trunk sleeve
  2. trunk sleeves
  3. trunk-like
  4. trunk-maker
  5. trunk-makers
  6. trunkal
  7. trunkamide
  8. trunkamides
  9. trunkback
  10. trunkbacks
  11. trunked

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