spinal_cord (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *spinal cord*:
NOUN	body	spinal cord, medulla spinalis	a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain

English > *spinal cord*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	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.
Synonym	medulla spinalis
Part of	central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale	The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Parts	Golgi's cell, Golgi 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
	spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid	Clear liquid / liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain
	spinal vein, vena spinalis	veins that drain the spinal cord
Broader	funiculus	Any of several body structure resembling a cord
Broader	neural structure	A structure that is part of the nervous system
Spanish	medula espinal, médula espinal
Catalan	medul·la espinal
Adjectives	cerebrospinal	of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
Adjectives	myeloid, myelic	of or relating to the spinal cord

HyperDic: spinal_cord