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spinal column

noun

  1. the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.

spinal column

noun

  1. a series of contiguous or interconnecting bony or cartilaginous segments that surround and protect the spinal cord Also calledspinevertebral columnrachis Nontechnical namebackbone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of spinal column1

First recorded in 1830–40
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