Juxtaspinal

Near the spinal column.

The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close.

Other examples of terms starting with 'juxta-' include.

For examples, juxtaarticular and juxtapyloric.

Juxtaarticular is composed of juxta, near + articular, from the Latin 'articulus', a joint = near a joint.

A juxtaarticular fracture is a break near a joint.

Juxtapyloric means near the pylorus (the muscular area at the junction of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum).

To speak of a juxtapyloric ulcer is to put the location of the ulcer near the pylorus.