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vertebral canal

noun

spinal canal.

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Nearby words

vertebra dentata, vertebra plana, vertebral, vertebral arch, vertebral artery, vertebral canal, vertebral column, vertebral foramen, vertebral formula, vertebral nerve, vertebral rib

Origin of vertebral canal

First recorded in 1825–35
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Medicine definitions for vertebral canal

vertebral canal

n.

The canal that contains the spinal cord, spinal meninges, and related structures and is formed by the vertebral foramina of successive vertebrae of the articulated spinal column.spinal canal
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