trunkal

English

Etymology

From trunk +‎ -al.

Adjective

trunkal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the trunk of the body.
   • 1923, Nelson loose-leaf living medicine, volume 6, page 438:

     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.

   • 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^[1], →DOI:

     A decrease in trunkal shift was noted from preoperative to last follow-up (p = 0.003).