vertebral column
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1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | skeletal structure, |
| definition | : | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | notochord, |
| definition | : | a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chine, |
| definition | : | backbone of an animal (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | coccyx, tail bone, |
| definition | : | the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vertebra, |
| definition | : | one of the bony segments of the spinal column (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, |
| definition | : | a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | axial skeleton, |
| definition | : | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | spinal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the spine or spinal cord (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | spinal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the spine or spinal cord (adj.pert) |
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