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spinal canal

–noun
the tube formed by the vertebrae in which the spinal cord and its membranes are located.
Also called vertebral canal.


Origin:
1835–45
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spinal canal  
n.  The passage formed by successive openings in the articulated vertebrae through which the spinal cord and its membranes pass. Also called vertebral canal.
vertebral canal  
n.  See spinal canal.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spinal canal
Function: noun
: VERTEBRAL CANAL

Main Entry: vertebral canal
Function: noun
: a canal that contains the spinal cord and is delimited by the neural arches on the dorsal side of the vertebrae called alsospinal canal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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spinal canal n.
See vertebral canal.

vertebral canal n.
The canal that contains the spinal cord, spinal meninges, and related structures and is formed by the vertebral foramina of successive vertebrae of the articulated spinal column. Also called spinal canal.

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