Spinal Column

Definition: Spinal Column

Spinal Column

Noun

1. The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Spinal Column

Crosswords: Spinal Column

Books

• Anterior Spinal Column Reconstruction: Biomechanics, Rationale, and Techniques (reference)

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Periodicals

• Spinal Column (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

Brain and spinal cord tumors are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the skull or the bony spinal column. (references)

Except in Hodgkin's disease, treatment is usually given to prevent the spread of disease to the brain and spinal column. (references)

The bones are weakened, and routine activities such as bending, lifting or rising from a chair may lead to backaches, rib and spinal column fractures. (references)

Human Rights

Peru

On March 1, he had no feeling in his legs when he was taken to the Air Force Central Hospital; his spinal column was injured and he was unable to walk normally at year's end. (references)

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Arabic 

‏عمود فقري (chine, spine rachis), ‏السلسلة الفقرية. (various references)

Bulgarian 

гръбначен стълб (spine, vertebrae, vertebral column). (various references)

Danish

rygsoejle (backbone). (various references)

Dutch

wervelkolom (spine). (various references)

Finnish

selkäranka (backbone, spine). (various references)

French

colonne vertébrale (spine). (various references)

German

Wirbelsäule (spine). (various references)

Greek 

σπονδυλική στήλη (backbone, spine, vertebral columm). (various references)

Hebrew 

לוח �"ש�"ר�" (backbone), עמו�" �"ש�"ר�" (back bone, spine). (various references)

Hungarian

gerincoszlop (spine, vertebral column). (various references)

Italian

colonna vertebrale (backbone). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

背筋 (back seam, dorsal muscles, seam in the back, the muscles along the spine), 脊柱 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

せすじ (back seam, dorsal muscles, seam in the back, the muscles along the spine), せきちゅう (stone pillar), はいき�" (back seam, dorsal muscles, mammon worship, money-worship, seam in the back, the muscles along the spine). (various references)

Manx

craue drommey (backbone, spine). (various references)

Pig Latin

inalspay olumncay

Portuguese

coluna vertebral (chine, spine), coluna espinal. (various references)

Romanian

coloanã vertebralã (spine, vertebral column). (various references)

Russian 

спинной хребет (backbone). (various references)

Spanish

columna vertebral (backbone). (various references)

Swedish

ryggrad (backbone, Chine, spine). (various references)

Misspellings

"Spinal Column" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: spinal colume. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: nonmusical.

-3 letters: complains, molluscan, noncampus.

-4 letters: allusion, campions, cannolis, columnal, complain, complins, cullions, laconism, laminous, lampions, lanolins, limacons, localism, mullions, nominals, nonmusic, oilcamps, palliums, panicums, pullmans, pulmonic, scallion, scullion, unclamps, unisonal, unsocial.

-5 letters: acinous, alliums, alnicos, alumins, amnions, anosmic, callous, camions, campion, cannoli, caplins, clonism, collins, columns, complin, coniums, copalms, copulas, cullion, cupolas, inclasp.