spinal+column
11spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone. Also called vertebral column. [1830 40] * * * …
12spinal column — noun The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, which encloses and protects the spinal cord. Syn: vertebral column, backbone, spine …
13spinal column — noun Date: 1831 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 …
14spinal column — /ˈspaɪnəl kɒləm/ (say spuynuhl koluhm) noun (in a vertebrate animal) the bones of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; the spine; the backbone …
15spinal column — linked vertebra running vertically down the center of the back …
16spinal column — noun the spine …
17spinal column — noun (C) technical your spine (1) …
18spinal column — see backbone …
19spinal column — spi′nal col umn n. anat. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton in vertebrate animals; spine; backbone • Etymology: 1830–40 …
20Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column …