Anatomy
vertebral column Audio
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Bone and Bones
Definitions related to vertebral column:
  • (spine) Column of bones and cartilage that extends from the base of the skull to the pelvis, enclosing and protecting the spinal cord and supporting the trunk and head.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (spine) The spinal or vertebral column.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A series of bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues reaching from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The vertebral column forms the axis of the skeleton and encloses as well as protects the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spinal column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The series of vertebrae and other tissues extending from the skull to the last tailbone.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Vertebral column, in vertebrate animals, the flexible column extending from neck to tail, made of a series of bones, the vertebrae. The major function of the vertebral column is protection of the spinal cord; it also provides stiffening for the body and attachment for the pectoral and pelvic...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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