| 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. |
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| Synonym | medulla spinalis |
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| Part of | central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale | The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
| Spanish | medula espinal, médula espinal |
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| Catalan | medul·la espinal |
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| Adjectives | cerebrospinal | of or relating to the brain and spinal cord |
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| myeloid, myelic | of or relating to the spinal cord |
