spina dorsale

Definitions of spina dorsale
  1. noun
    the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
    synonyms: colonna vertebrale
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    types:
    coda dorsale, notocorda
    a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
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