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Definition of Spinal cord
1. Noun. A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region.
Generic synonyms: Funiculus, Neural Structure
Terms within: Spinal Vein, Vena Spinalis, Golgi Cell, Golgi's Cell, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Spinal Fluid
Group relationships: Central Nervous System, Cns, Systema Nervosum Centrale
Definition of Spinal cord
1. Noun. (anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Spinal cord
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinal Cord
Literary usage of Spinal cord
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"Diseases of the spinal cord. London, 1908, II. Frowde. 438 p. 8°. 1. Diagnosis of
Involvement of Single and Multiple Neuron Systems in the spinal cord ..."
2. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"The Cérébro-spinal Centre consists of two parts, the spinal cord and the encephalon;
... The membranes which envelop the spinal cord are three in number. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Any interruption in the spinal cord interferes with the carrying ... There then
results disease of the spinal cord the symptoms of which will differ ..."
4. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"Represents a transverse section across the spinal cord. The left-hand side of
the figure represents the tissue as it would be seen in a section. ..."
5. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"Represents a transverse section across the spinal cord. The left-hand side of
the figure represents the tissue as it would be seen in a section. ..."
6. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"Represents a transverse section across the spinal cord. The left-hand side of
the figure represents the tissue as it would be seen in a section. ..."
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