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单词 vertebral column
释义

vertebral column

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noun

spinal column.

Origin of vertebral column

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby vertebral column

vertebra dentata, vertebral, vertebral arch, vertebral artery, vertebral canal, vertebral column, vertebral foramen, vertebral formula, vertebral nerve, vertebral rib, vertebral vein
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British Dictionary definitions for vertebral column

vertebral column

noun

another name for spinal column
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vertebral column

vertebral column

n.

spinal column
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Scientific definitions for vertebral column

vertebral column
[ vûrtə-brəl ]

The series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tip of the tail that forms the supporting axis of the body in vertebrate animals. In humans and tailless apes, the vertebral column ends with the coccyx (tailbone). It encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides a stable attachment for the muscles of the trunk. Also called backbone spinal column, spine
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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