spinal cord (n)
medulla spinalis (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain
def a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
Outgoing links
Hypernym neural structure; funiculus
Part holonym central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale
Part meronym spinal vein, vena spinalis; Golgi's cell, Golgi cell; spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) cerebrospinal → spinal cord; myelic → spinal cord; myeloid → spinal cord
Hyponym funiculus; neural structure
Part holonym spinal vein, vena spinalis; Golgi's cell, Golgi cell; spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid
Part meronym central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale

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