spinal cord
US/ˈspaɪ.nəl ˈkɔɹd/
spinal cord noun: a thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
Noun
spinal cord (plural spinal cords)
- A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
- Synonyms:
- medulla spinalis, myelo-, spinal marrow
spinal cord meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
spinal cord in Hindi
- thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue
- मेरुरज्जु merurajju
spinal cord in Tamil
- thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue
- தண்டுவடம் taṇṭuvaṭam, முதுகுத்தண்டு mutukuttaṇṭu, முள்ளந்தண்டு வடம் muḷḷantaṇṭu vaṭam
spinal cord in Marathi
- thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue
- मज्जारज्जू majjārajjū
spinal cord in Urdu
- spinal cord
- خیط xait
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- spinal cord in Bengali
- সুষুম্নাকাণ্ড śuśumnakanḍo
- spinal cord in Telugu
- వెన్నెముక vennemuka, వెన్నుపాము vennupāmu
- spinal cord in Malayalam
- സുഷുമ്നാ നാഡി suṣumnā nāḍi
- spinal cord in Kannada
- ಬೆನ್ನು ಹುರಿ bennu huri
- spinal cord in Gujarati
- કરોડરજ્જુ karoḍrajju
- spinal cord in Sinhala
- සුෂුම්නාව suṣumnāwa
- spinal cord in Pashto
- شمزۍ ماغزه
- spinal cord in Tagalog
- kordong espinal
- spinal cord in Arabic
- نُخَاع شَوْكِيّ nuḵāʕ šawkiyy
- spinal cord in Malay
- saraf tunjang
- spinal cord in Indonesian
- sumsum tulang belakang
- spinal cord in Persian
- طناب نخاعی, مغز تیره maġz-e tire, مغز تیرهی پشت maġz-e tire-ye pošt
- spinal cord in Thai
- ไขสันหลัง kăi săn-lăng
- spinal cord in Vietnamese
- tuỷ sống
Synonyms of spinal cord
Forms of spinal cord
| plural | spinal cords |
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Questions about spinal cord
- What does spinal cord mean?
- Spinal cord means a thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
- What is spinal cord in Hindi?
- Spinal cord in Hindi is मेरुरज्जु (merurajju). See Spinal cord meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is spinal cord?
- Spinal cord is a noun.
- How do you pronounce spinal cord?
- Spinal cord is pronounced /ˈspaɪ.nəl ˈkɔɹd/ (US).
- What is the plural of spinal cord?
- The plural of spinal cord is spinal cords.
Words near spinal cord in the dictionary
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