Part of vital passage where island crop is transported

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 , ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region [syn: medulla spinalis ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For example, it is absent in such diverse conditions as constipation, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and thoracic spinal cord injuries. ▪ In the same way, nerve cells in the spinal cord show activity whenever a particular movement ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column . The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) 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.