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spinal column


spinal column

noun

Definition of SPINAL COLUMN

: the axial skeleton of a vertebrate that consists of an articulated series of vertebrae which extend from the neck to the tail and protect the spinal cord —called also backbone
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Examples of SPINAL COLUMN

  1. <a diagram of the spinal column>

First Known Use of SPINAL COLUMN

1831

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Rhymes with SPINAL COLUMN

giant slalom, Malayalam, steering column

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