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单词 spinal column
释义

spinal column

noun

: the axial skeleton of a vertebrate that consists of an articulated series of vertebrae which extend from the neck to the tail and protect the spinal cord

called also backbone, vertebral column

Synonyms

  • backbone
  • chine
  • spine
  • vertebral column
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Example Sentences

a diagram of the spinal column
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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

spinal column

noun

: backbone sense 1

Medical Definition

spinal column

noun

: the articulated series of vertebrae connected by ligaments and separated by more or less elastic intervertebral fibrocartilages that in nearly all vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body and a protection for the spinal cord and that extends from the hind end of the skull through the median dorsal part of the body to the coccyx or end of the tail

called also backbone, spine, vertebral column

spinal column

noun

as in spine
a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal a diagram of the spinal column

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spine
  • vertebral column
  • spinal cord
  • vertebra
  • back
  • backbone
  • chine
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