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Vertebral column Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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vertebral column
Noun
1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
(synonym) spinal column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
(hypernym) skeletal structure
(hyponym) notochord
(part-holonym) axial skeleton
(part-meronym) spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
Noun
1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
(synonym) spinal column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
(hypernym) skeletal structure
(hyponym) notochord
(part-holonym) axial skeleton
(part-meronym) spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
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vertebral column
vertebral column
n : the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: spinal column, spine, backbone, back, rachis]
vertebral column
n : the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: spinal column, spine, backbone, back, rachis]
Vertebral column Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
vertebral column
The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The vertebral column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called spine, backbone, and spinal column.
The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The vertebral column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called spine, backbone, and spinal column.
Vertebral column Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vertebral column Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of 34 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by spinal discs. It houses the spinal cord in its spinal canal.
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