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noun

the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.

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Also called vertebral column.

Origin of spinal column

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby spinal column

spinal accessory nerve, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia, spinal block, spinal canal, spinal column, spinal cord, spinal ganglion, spinal nerve, spinal tap, spin angular momentum

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How to use spinal column in a sentence

Whenever you stretch a muscle, these sensory receptors tell neurons within the muscle to fire a signal back to the central nervous system through the spinal column.
Why can’t we all touch our toes?|Claire Maldarelli|September 30, 2021|Popular-Science
Adult lampreys have a spinal column and swim through the water in search of fish, which they latch onto and bleed out with a tooth-filled mouth.
These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory|Philip Kiefer|March 11, 2021|Popular-Science
Addiction, through her prism, is a small price to pay for relief from a twisted spinal column.
The Rehab Show That Works|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|July 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

Something akin to a chill moved along Bill's spinal column at the thought.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
Take the scalpel and sever the spinal column without cutting the larynx.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
This muscle (tendinous in the centre) is attached to the spinal column (behind) and to the last six or seven ribs.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
Headaches may be occasioned by disorders of the brain and spinal column, such as meningitis.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler

British Dictionary definitions for spinal column

spinal column

noun

a series of contiguous or interconnecting bony or cartilaginous segments that surround and protect the spinal cordAlso called: spine, vertebral column, rachis Nontechnical name: backbone

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Scientific definitions for spinal column

spinal column

[ spī′nəl ]

See vertebral column.

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