| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord |
acute anterior poliomyelitis
,
infantile paralysis
,
polio
,
poliomyelitis
|
| nerves carrying impulses to brain or spinal cord |
afferent
|
| neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord |
afferent neuron
,
sensory neuron
|
| cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh |
agal
|
| cord of Arab headdress |
agal
|
| ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform |
aglet
,
aiglet
,
aiguilette
|
| shoulder cord or braid on uniform |
aiguillete
,
fourragère
|
| thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs |
ALS
,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
,
Lou Gehrig's disease
|
| (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist |
apron string
|
| extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
Babinski
,
Babinski reflex
,
Babinski sign
|
| series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
back
,
backbone
,
rachis
,
spinal column
,
spine
,
vertebral column
|
| cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure |
band
,
isthmus
|
| handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc. |
bellpull
|
| scar where the umbilical cord was attached |
bellybutton
,
navel
,
omphalos
,
omphalus
,
umbilicus
|
| cord for trimming |
bobbin
|
| cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie |
bola
,
bola tie
,
bolo
,
bolo tie
|
| necktie cord with clasp |
bolo tie
|
| curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows |
bow
|
| that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord |
brain
,
encephalon
|
| part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus |
brain-stem
,
brain stem
,
brainstem
|
