medulla spinalis
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1. 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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | funiculus, |
| definition | : | any of several body structure resembling a cord (noun.body) |
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | golgi cell, golgi's cell, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid, |
| definition | : | clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord (noun.body) |
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