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First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near vertebral canal
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“Vertebral canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vertebral%20canal. Accessed 8 Dec. 2022.
Medical Definition
vertebral canal
noun
: a canal that contains the spinal cord and is delimited by the neural arches on the dorsal side of the vertebrae : spinal canal
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