noun
Meaning 1
Spinal cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
medulla spinalis
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noun
Meaning 2
a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spinal cord
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: funiculus, neural structure
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin medulla spīnālis.