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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
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
myeloid
,
myelic
of or
relating
to the
spinal cord
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