This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
spinal column
See the most commonly confused word associated with spinal cord
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
COMPARE MEANINGS
Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON āITSā VS. āITāSā!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between "itās" and "its" in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 8
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roostersā; ______ not even comparable.
Also called vertebral column.
Origin of spinal column
First recorded in 1830ā40
Words nearby spinal column
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use spinal column in a sentence
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for spinal column
spinal column
n.
The series of articulated vertebrae, separated by intervertebral disks and held together by muscles and tendons, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, encasing the spinal cord and forming the supporting axis of the body.backbone rachis spine vertebral column
The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Scientific definitions for spinal column
spinal column
[ spÄ«ā²nÉl ]
See vertebral column.
The American HeritageĀ® Science Dictionary
Copyright Ā© 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.