spinal cord

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

(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`

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

[1830–40]

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.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

Translations

الـحَبْلُ الشَوْكِيّنُخاع شَوْكي

medul·la espinal

mícha

rygmarvruggenmerg

Rückenmark

νωτιαίος μυελός

mjelo

médula espinal médula

selkäydin

moelle épinière

חוט השדרה

hrptena moždina

gerincagygerincvelõgerincvelő

mæna

midollo spinale

脊髄

척수

medulla spinalis

nugaros smegenys

ruggenmerg

ryggmarg

rdzeń kręgowy

medula espinhal espinal 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.

2. something like a backbone in shape or function. the spine of a book.

3. a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.

ˈspinal adjective

of or concerned with the backbone. a spinal injury.

ˈspineless adjective

1. of an animal, having no spine; invertebrate.

2. of a person, having a weak character; easily dominated.

ˈspiny adjective

full of, or covered with, spines. a spiny cactus.

spinal cord

a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone.

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

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;

___ compression → compresión de la ___.

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They involve the head and neck region in only 3% of the cases,4,5 with features of throat pain, dysphagia or dyspnoea, with involvement of the spine limited to only case reports so far in the literature.7-9 Not surprisingly, in case of the spinal involvement, features of spinal cord compression, neurogenic pain and radiculopathy, are encountered which add to the neurological differential diagnoses of the rarity list.

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(3) Repeated tightening of the spinal dural canal during neck flexion leads to an anterior shift of the posterior dura, causing spinal cord compression against the vertebral body, multiple episodes of cord ischemia, and chronic trauma.

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