spinal column (n)
vertebral column (n)
spine (n)
backbone (n)
back#1 (n)
rachis (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
examples the fall broke his back
Outgoing links
Hypernym skeletal structure
Part holonym axial skeleton
Derivationally related form spine → spinal
Hyponym notochord; chine
Part meronym spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis; coccyx, tail bone; vertebra; intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk
Incoming links
Derivationally related form spinal → spine
Pertainym (pertains to noun) spinal → spine
Hypernym notochord; chine
Part holonym spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis; coccyx, tail bone; vertebra; intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk
Hyponym skeletal structure
Part meronym axial skeleton

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