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View synonyms for vertebral column
vertebral column
vertebral column
vertebral column
/ vûr′tə-brəl /
- The series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tip of the tail that forms the supporting axis of the body in vertebrate animals. In humans and tailless apes, the vertebral column ends with the coccyx (tailbone). It encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides a stable attachment for the muscles of the trunk.
- Also called backbone spinal column, spine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vertebral column1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
With one incision Balsamo separated the vertebral column a couple of inches from the brain, and opened a yawning gash.
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The vertebral column itself is limp and soft, the vertebræ only imperfectly formed and made of soft cartilage.
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A single one of these fist-blows, planted in the back, would suffice to break the vertebral column.
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Such a folding might take place to give extra rigidity to the body in the absence of a vertebral column.
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Such a folding as this might take place to give extra rigidity to the body in the absence of a vertebral column.
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