Vertebral structure

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, which encloses and protects the spinal cord.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn: vertebral column , spine , backbone , back , rachis ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spinal \Spi"nal\, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F. spinal. See Spine .] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines. Spinal accessory nerves , ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At intervals along its length groups of nerve fibres emerge from the spinal column to connect with the peripheral nervous system. ▪ Chiropractic Practitioners deal with the structural relationships between the nerve tissues and ...