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spinal cord

–noun

the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.

[Origin: 1830–40

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spinal cord
n. The thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata down through the spinal column and from which the spinal nerves branch off to various parts of the body.

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spinal cord
noun
a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

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spinal cord

a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone

Arabic:	نُخاع شَوْكي
Chinese (Simplified):	脊髓
Chinese (Traditional):	脊髓
Czech:	mícha
Danish:	rygmarv
Dutch:	ruggemerg
Estonian:	seljaüdi
Finnish:	selkäydin
French:	moelle épinière
German:	das Rückenmark
Greek:	νωτιαίος μυελός
Hungarian:	gerincvelő, gerincagy
Icelandic:	mæna
Indonesian:	saraf punggung
Italian:	midollo spinale*

Japanese:	せき髄
Latvian:	muguras smadzenes
Lithuanian:	stuburo smegenys
Norwegian:	ryggmarg
Polish:	rdzeń kręgowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	medula espinhal
Portuguese (Portugal):	medula espinal
Romanian:	măduva spinării
Russian:	спинной мозг
Slovak:	miecha
Slovenian:	hrbtenjača
Spanish:	médula espinal
Swedish:	ryggmärg
Turkish:	omurilik

See also: spinal, spineless, spiny, spine

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spinal cord

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The long, cordlike part of the central nervous system that is enclosed within the vertebral column (spine) and descends from the base of the brain, with which it is continuous. The spinal cord branches to form the nerves that convey motor and sensory impulses to and from the tissues of the body.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
spinal cord

The thick column of nerve tissue that extends from the base of the brain about two thirds of the way down the backbone. As part of the central nervous system, the spinal cord carries impulses back and forth between the brain and other parts of the body through a network of nerves that extend out from it like branches.

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spinal cord
n.

The thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata down through the spinal column and from which the spinal nerves branch off to various parts of the body. Also called spinal marrow.

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