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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.
spinal column
noun
- a series of contiguous or interconnecting bony or cartilaginous segments that surround and protect the spinal cord Also calledspinevertebral columnrachis Nontechnical namebackbone
spinal column
/ spī′nəl /
- See vertebral column
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spinal column1
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Example Sentences
Addiction, through her prism, is a small price to pay for relief from a twisted spinal column.
The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
Something akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.
Take the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.
This muscle (tendinous in the centre) is attached to the spinal column (behind) and to the last six or seven ribs.
Headaches may be occasioned by disorders of the brain and spinal column, such as meningitis.
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