vertebral column

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noun

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (Freq. 1)
- the fall broke his back
• Syn:
spinal column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
• Derivationally related forms:
spinal (for: spine)
• Hypernyms:
skeletal structure
• Hyponyms:
notochord, chine
• Part Holonyms:
axial skeleton
• Part Meronyms:
spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis, coccyx, tail bone,
vertebra, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk