adjective

• Occurring within or administered into the spinal theca.

  ‘intrathecal injection’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Cerebrospinal fluid was obtained from the lumbar spinal taps or the intrathecal catheter.’
  • ‘Administration of an intrathecal opioid injection before continuous epidural infusion is known as combined spinal epidural analgesia, or the walking epidural.’
  • ‘The cerebrospinal analysis shows that the protein was elevated after placing in the intrathecal catheter and administration of chemotherapy.’
  • ‘Myelography uses a contrast solution in conjunction with plain radiography to improve visualization of the spinal cord and intrathecal nerve roots.’
  • ‘Referral for intrathecal administration is useful in rare instances, such as when pain is intractable to standard treatment.’