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spinal cord

DEFINITIONS OF: spinal cord

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n 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

Synonyms:
medulla spinalis
Type of:
funiculus
any of several body structure resembling a cord
neural structure
a structure that is part of the nervous system
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