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 columns
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pluralof spinal column.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then, when the patients were healthy enough, he and his team bombarded their skulls with radiation and injected drugs directly into their spinal columns, attacking places where Pinkel suspected the cancer was hiding during remission.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
By transporting just a few fresh wolves onto the island, they argue, problems such as malformed spinal columns, caused by recessive genes, would be masked by the incoming dominant genes.
From Nature ● Apr. 16, 2015
We practiced “un-pretzeling” people who’ve been blown into a heap by a concussive force without further damaging their spinal columns.
From Salon ● May 30, 2012
Even the men’s-room-door handles look like spinal columns.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2012
Gentlemen, clasping their white-gloved hands at the base of their spinal columns, bent in graceful conversational postures.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by Basil King
