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1 spinal
['spaɪnl]aggettivo [injury, damage] alla colonna vertebrale; [ column] vertebrale; [nerve, muscle] spinale; [ disc] intervertebrale; [ ligament] delle vertebre* * ** * *spinal /ˈspaɪnl/a.(anat.) spinale; dorsale; vertebrale: the spinal column, la colonna vertebrale; la spina dorsale● spinal cord, (anat.) midollo spinale; (zool.) corda dorsale, notocorda □ (med.) spinal curvature, deviazione della colonna vertebrale.* * *['spaɪnl] -
2 ♦ column
♦ column /ˈkɒləm/n.1 colonna (archit. e fig.; di mezzi, persone, cifre, ecc.): an Ionic column, una colonna ionica; a column of smoke, una colonna di fumo; a column of tanks, una colonna di carri armati; four columns of text, sei colonne di testo; (giorn.) ad columns, colonne degli annunci pubblicitari; (mat.) the tens column, la colonna delle decine; to walk in a column, camminare incolonnati2 (giorn.) rubrica: the sports column, la rubrica sportiva; correspondence column, (rubrica delle) lettere al direttore; column inch, pollice-colonna; to have a regular column, tenere una rubrica● (mecc.) column crane, gru a bandiera □ ( moda) column dress, tubino (lungo) □ (polit.) fifth column, quinta colonna □ (anat.) spinal column, colonna vertebrale. -
3 spine
[spaɪn]1) (spinal column) spina f. dorsale, colonna f. vertebraleit sent shivers up and down my spine — (of fear) un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena; (of pleasure) fui percorso da un brivido di piacere
2) fig. (backbone) spina f. dorsale, carattere m.3) (of plant) spina f., aculeo m.; (of animal) aculeo m., pungiglione m.4) (of book) dorso m.* * *1) (the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone: She damaged her spine when she fell.) spina dorsale, colonna vertebrale2) (something like a backbone in shape or function: the spine of a book.) dorso3) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) spina•- spinal- spineless
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- spinal cord* * *spine /spaɪn/n.1 (anat.) spina dorsale ( anche fig.); colonna vertebrale: He's the spine of his team, è la spina dorsale della sua squadra● spine-chilling, agghiacciante; terrificante □ spine tingling, che fa venire i brividi □ (med.) spine pad, corsetto rigido; busto ortopedico.* * *[spaɪn]1) (spinal column) spina f. dorsale, colonna f. vertebraleit sent shivers up and down my spine — (of fear) un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena; (of pleasure) fui percorso da un brivido di piacere
2) fig. (backbone) spina f. dorsale, carattere m.3) (of plant) spina f., aculeo m.; (of animal) aculeo m., pungiglione m.4) (of book) dorso m.
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Spinal 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinal 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 … English dictionary of cancer terms
spinal 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… … Medical dictionary
spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone. Also called vertebral column. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
spinal column — n. the series of joined vertebrae forming the axial support for the skeleton; spine; backbone: see also SKELETON … English World dictionary
spinal column — spinal ,column noun count the main bone structure of your SPINE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spinal column — ► NOUN ▪ the spine … English terms dictionary
spinal 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 … Useful english dictionary
spinal column — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spinal column : singular spinal column plural spinal columns medical the main bone structure of your spine … English dictionary
spinal column — noun The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, which encloses and protects the spinal cord. Syn: vertebral column, backbone, spine … Wiktionary
spinal column — /ˈspaɪnəl kɒləm/ (say spuynuhl koluhm) noun (in a vertebrate animal) the bones of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; the spine; the backbone …