vertebral+column

  • 41vertebral — ver·te·bral || vÉœrtɪbrÉ™l / vɜːt adj. composed of or pertaining to vertebrae; having a spinal column …

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  • 42vertebral aponeurosis — noun : a fascia of the back separating the muscles that hold erect the spinal column and head from those that move the arm and shoulders and extending from the spinous processes to the angles of the ribs …

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  • 43Spinal column — Spinal Spi nal, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F. spinal. See {Spine}.] 1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines …

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  • 44Internal vertebral venous plexuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosi vertebrales interni GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 668 Caption = Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two thoracic …

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  • 45External vertebral venous plexuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosi vertebrales externi GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 668 Caption = Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two thoracic …

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  • 46spinal column — noun 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 • Derivationally related forms: ↑spinal …

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  • 47Complex vertebral malformation — or CVM is a lethal hereditary syndrome found in Holstein cattle.[1][2] CVM is responsible for malformed calves that are either spontaneously aborted or die shortly after birth.[1][3] It is caused by a missense mutation in the SLC35A3 gene.[ …

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  • 48spinal column — n the articulated series of vertebrae connected by ligaments and separated by more or less elastic intervertebral fibrocartilages that in nearly all vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body and a protection for the spinal cord and that… …

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  • 49spinal column — The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spinal column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called spine, backbone, and vertebral column …

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  • 50venous plexuses vertebral — plexuses of veins related to the vertebral column; see terms beginning p. venosus vertebralis …

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