单词 | vertebral column |
释义 | vertebral columnSEE SYNONYMS FOR vertebral column ON THESAURUS.COM nounspinal column. Origin of vertebral columnFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby vertebral columnvertebra dentata, vertebral, vertebral arch, vertebral artery, vertebral canal, vertebral column, vertebral foramen, vertebral formula, vertebral nerve, vertebral rib, vertebral vein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for vertebral columnvertebral column nounanother 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 columnvertebral column n.spinal column The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for vertebral columnvertebral column [ vûr′tə-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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