English noun: vertebral column | |||
1. | vertebral column (body) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | ||
Samples | The fall broke his back. | ||
Synonyms | back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skeletal structure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chine, notochord | ||
Part holonym | canalis vertebralis, coccyx, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, spinal canal, tail bone, vertebra, vertebral canal | ||
Part meronym | axial skeleton | ||