spinal column
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spinal column
noun
the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
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World English Dictionary
| spinal column | |
| —n | |
| spine, vertebral column, Also called: rachis, Nontechnical name: backbone a series of contiguous or interconnecting bony or cartilaginous segments that surround and protect the spinal cord | |
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Medical Dictionary
spinal column n.
The series of articulated vertebrae, separated by intervertebral disks and held together by muscles and tendons, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, encasing the spinal cord and forming the supporting axis of the body. Also called backbone, rachis, spine, vertebral column.
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Science Dictionary
spinal column  (spī'nəl) Pronunciation Key
See vertebral column. |
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Example sentences
The denser central structures--heart, spinal column, and great vessels--look white.
It can also help prevent weak vertebrae from becoming fractured by strengthening the bones in your spinal column.
Carter had been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal column.
Finding pieces of the spinal column joined together eliminates guesswork over how they articulated in life.
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