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Vertebral column Moderate

Vertebral column has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

"the fall broke his back"

2

The series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.

See Also
transversospinalis protocercal infraspinal vertebra spinal column supraspinate spinal cord meningomyelocele
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
skeletal structure
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
notochord chine
Rhyming Words
column autumn subcolumn precolumn mid autumn postcolumn semicolumn minicolumn nanocolumn semi column multicolumn macrocolumn microcolumn cybercolumn hypercolumn intercolumn late autumn agony column pseudocolumn early autumn
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