Usually means: Temporary loss of spinal reflexes.
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  1. spinal shock: Dictionary.com
  2. Spinal shock: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. spinal shock: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Shock, spinal: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Spinal shock)

noun:  first explored by Robert Whytt in 1750 as a loss of sensation accompanied by motor paralysis with initial loss but gradual recovery of reflexes, following a spinal cord injury – most often a complete transection.


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