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View synonyms for spinal column
spinal column
noun
- the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
spinal column
noun
- a series of contiguous or interconnecting bony or cartilaginous segments that surround and protect the spinal cord Also calledspinevertebral columnrachis Nontechnical namebackbone
spinal column
/ spī′nəl /
- See vertebral column
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spinal column1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
Addiction, through her prism, is a small price to pay for relief from a twisted spinal column.
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The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
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Something akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.
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Take the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.
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This muscle (tendinous in the centre) is attached to the spinal column (behind) and to the last six or seven ribs.
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Headaches may be occasioned by disorders of the brain and spinal column, such as meningitis.
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