spinal cord

spinal cord

n.

The thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata down through the spinal column and from which the spinal nerves branch off to various parts of the body.

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spinal cord

n

(Anatomy) the thick cord of nerve tissue within the spinal canal, which in man gives rise to 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and together with the brain forms the central nervous system

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spi′nal cord`

n.

the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.

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spinal cord

left: section of vertebral column showing the spinal cord within the column

right: segment of spinal cord with nerve fibers arising from it

spinal cord

The long, cord-like part of the central nervous system that is enclosed within the vertebral column (the backbone) and descends from the base of the brain. It branches to form the nerves that convey impulses to and from the tissues of the body.

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spinal cord

The cable of nerve tissue running down inside the vertebral column and linking the brain with most of the body.

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Noun

1.

spinal cord - 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 medulla spinalis funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord spinal vein, vena spinalis - veins that drain the spinal cord neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system Golgi cell, Golgi's cell - a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid - clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

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Translations

الـحَبْلُ الشَوْكِيّنُخاع شَوْكي

medul·la espinal

mícha

rygmarvruggenmerg

Rückenmark

νωτιαίος μυελός

mjelo

médula espinalmédula

selkäydin

moelle épinière

חוט השדרה

hrptena moždina

gerincagygerincvelõgerincvelő

mæna

midollo spinale

脊髄

척수

medulla spinalis

nugaros smegenys

ruggenmerg

ryggmarg

rdzeń kręgowy

medula espinhalespinal medulamedula espinal

măduva spinării

спинной мозг

miecha

hrbtenjača

kičmena moždinaкичмена мождина

ryggmärg

ไขสันหลัง

omurilik

tuỷ sốngtủy sống

脊髓

spinal cord

n → midollo spinale

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spine

(spain) noun

1. the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone. She damaged her spine when she fell. ruggraat عَمود فِقْري гръбнак coluna páteř das Rückgrat rygrad σπονδυλική στήλη, ραχοκοκαλιάcolumna vertebral, espina dorsal selgroog ستون فقرات selkäranka colonne vertébrale עַמוּד שִׁדרָה रीढ़, मेरूदंड kičma, kralježnica (hát)gerinc tulang belakang hryggur spina dorsale, colonna vertebrale 背骨 척추 nugarkaulis, stuburas mugurkauls tulang belakang ruggengraatryggradkręgosłup ستون فقرات coluna coloană vertebrală позвоночник; хребет chrbtica hrbtenica kičma ryggrad กระดูกสันหลัง omurga, bel kemiği 脊柱，脊椎 спинний хребет, хребетний стовп ریڑھ کی ہڈّی xương sống 脊柱，脊椎

2. something like a backbone in shape or function. the spine of a book. rug ظَهْر الكِتاب опора espinha hřbet der Rücken ryg; -ryg ράχηlomo selg عطف ranka dosגב पीठ, पुट्ठा hrbat gerinc punggung kjölur dorso 背 책의 등 nugarėlė, ketera (grāmatas) muguriņa; (kalna) mugura tulang belakang rugrygggrzbiet, trzon فنر espinha dos корешок chrbát hrbet hrbat bokrygg สันหนังสือ sırt (書等)脊 корінець ریڑھ کی ہڈّی کی شکل کی کوئی چیز gáy sách （书等）脊

3. a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant. stekel حَسَك، شَوكَه израстък espinho osten, trn, bodlina der Stachel pig; torn αγκάθιespina oga, piik خار؛ تيغ piikki épineקוץ कांटा, कंटक, शूल trn, bodljika tüske duri broddur, þyrnir spina とげ 가시, 바늘 dyglys (eža u.tml.) adata duri stekelpiggkolec خار espinho ghimpe шип; игла; колючка osteň, tŕň, pichliač bodica bodlja tagg, pigg หนาม diken, ok, iğne 刺 шип, голка نوک والا جسم یا ڈھانچا gai, ngạnh 刺

ˈspinal adjective

of or concerned with the backbone. a spinal injury. spinaal فِقْري гръбначен vertebral páteřní, hřbetní Rückgrat-... rygrads- σπονδυλικόςespinal, vertebral lülisamba- selkäranka- vertébral -הַשִדרָה रीढ़ से संबंधित kičmeni, hrptenični gerinc- tulang punggung hrygg- spinale, dorsale, vertebrale せきついの 척추의 stuburo muguras-; mugurkaula- spina van de ruggengraat ryggrads-, spinal-kręgowy فنرى vertebral vertebral спинной; позвоночный chrbtový, chrbticový hrbteničen kičmeni ryggrads- เกี่ยวกับกระดูกสันหลัง omurgaya ait, bel kemiği ile ilgili 脊椎的 спинний ریڑھ کی ہڈّی سے متعلق liên quan đến xương sống 脊椎的

ˈspineless adjective

1. of an animal, having no spine; invertebrate. ruggraatloos لافقاري безгръбначен invertebrado bezobratlý wirbellos uden rygrad ασπόνδυλοςinvertebrado selgrootu selkärangaton invertébré חֲסַר עַמוּד שִׁדרָה अकेशरुकी koji nema kičme, bez hrptenjače gerinctelen tak bertulang belakang hrygglaus invertebrato 無せきついの 척추가 없는 bestuburis bezmugurkaulnieks tidak bertulang belakang zonder ruggengraat uten ryggrad bezkręgowy د ملا تير نه لرونكى invertebrado nevertebrat беспозвоночный bezstavcový brezvretenčen beskičmenjački ryggradslös ซึ่งไม่มีกระดูกสันหลัง omurgasız 無脊椎的 безхребетний بغیر ریڑھ کی ہڈّی کا không xương sống 无脊椎的

2. of a person, having a weak character; easily dominated. ruggraatloos ضَعيف الإرادَه безхарактерен fraco bezpáteřný rückgratlos holdningsløs; vattet άβουλος, αδύναμοςdébil tahtejõuetu ryhditön mou חֲסַר אוֹפִי कायर, डरपोक beskičmenjak gerinctelen lemah kjarklaus debole, molle 気骨のない 나약한 bestuburis vāja rakstura-; (cilvēks) bez mugurkaula orang yang tidak bertulang belakang zonder ruggengraat uten ryggrad, holdningsløs bez kręgosłupa ژر عصبانى كيدونكى fraco moale бесхребетный bez chrbtovej kosti mlahav, brez hrbtenice kukavički ryggradslös, karaktärslös ที่อ่อนแอ zayıf kişilikli 沒有骨氣的 безхарактерний, м'якотілий کمزور، ڈھیلا آدمی ẻo lả, nhút nhát 没有骨气的

ˈspiny adjective

full of, or covered with, spines. a spiny cactus. stekelrig شائِك، مُغَطّى بالشَّوْك бодлив espinhento ostnatý stachelig tornet; pigget αγκαθωτόςespinoso okkaline piikikäs épineuxקוצני कांटेदार bodljikav, trnovit tüskés penuh duri broddóttur, þyrnóttur spinoso とげのある 가시가 있는 (많은) dygliuotas adatains berduri stekeligpigget kolczasty فنرى espinhento spinos колючий ostnatý, pichľavý bodljikav bodljikav taggig, piggig มีหนาม dikenli, iğneli 多刺的 колючий خاردار ، چبھنے والا có nhiều gai 多刺的

spinal cord

a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone. rugstring نُخاع شَوْكي гръбначен мозък medula espinhal mícha das Rückenmark rygmarv νωτιαίος μυελόςmédula espinal seljaüdi نخاع selkäydin moelle épinière חוּט הַשִׁדרָה मेरूरज्जु leđna, kičmena moždina gerincvelő, gerincagy saraf punggung mæna midollo spinale せき髄 척수 stuburo smegenys muguras smadzenes saraf tunjang ruggenmergryggmargrdzeń kręgowy نخاع medula espinal măduva spinării спинной мозг miecha hrbtenjača kičmena moždina ryggmärg เส้นประสาทไขสันหลัง omurilik 脊髓 спнний мозок ریڑھ کی ہڈّی میں واقع مرکزی اعصابی نظام کا مخروطی ڈھانچا tủy sống 脊髓

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spinal cord

→ الـحَبْلُ الشَوْكِيّ mícha rygmarv Rückenmark νωτιαίος μυελός médula selkäydin moelle épinière hrptena moždina midollo spinale 脊髄 척수 ruggenmerg ryggmarg rdzeń kręgowy espinal medula, medula espinhal спинной мозг ryggmärg ไขสันหลัง omurilik tủy sống 脊髓

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spi·nal cord

n. médula espinal, columna de tejido nervioso que se extiende desde el bulbo raquídeo hasta la segunda vértebra lumbar y de la cual parten todos los nervios que van al tronco y a las extremidades;

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