spinal cord
A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central…A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
» The spinal cord does not heal.
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1 sensesA thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
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спинно́й мозгspinnój mozg
спинни́й мо́зокspynnýj mózok
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
Examples
11 sentencesThe spinal cord does not heal.
The brain and spinal cord give the orders.
Sami could still walk despite damage to his spinal cord.
My body became paralyzed as the needle penetrated my spinal cord.
Central nervous system consists of brain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.
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Forms
plural: spinal cords| Singular | spinal cord |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- 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:medulla spinalis