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SPINAL CORD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spinal cord" is a kind of...):
funiculus (any of several body structure resembling a cord)
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Meronyms (parts of "spinal cord"):
spinal vein; vena spinalis (veins that drain the spinal cord)
Golgi's cell; Golgi cell (a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter)
cerebrospinal fluid; spinal fluid (clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord)
Holonyms ("spinal cord" is a part of...):
central nervous system; CNS; systema nervosum centrale (the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord)
Context examples:
The latter covers and protects the brain and the spinal cord.
(Meningeal Layer of the Dura Mater, NCI Thesaurus)
A similar response was found in spinal cord and thalamic DMG models developed from cells grown in culture from patient cells.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
It moves cerebrospinal fluid, a clear liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, quickly and deeply thoughout the brain, removing waste.
(Lymphatic Vessels Discovered in Central Nervous System, NIH)
The four connected cavities (hollow spaces) centrally located within the brain that connect posteriorly with the central canal of the spinal cord.
(Brain Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)
The part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord.
(Brain stem, NCI Dictionary)
The tissue that envelops the brain or spinal cord.
(Membrane of the Brain or Spinal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)
Efforts in neural development; neurodegeneration, especially in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, mental illness and traumatic injury to the brain and spinal cord are few examples of the promise of this field.
(Biology of the Brain Disorders, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic chlorophenyl-butanoic acid derivative used to treat spasms due to spinal cord damage and multiple sclerosis, muscle-relaxing Baclofen acts as a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist specific for GABA-B receptors.
(Baclofen, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplasm of the brain or spinal cord exhibiting astrocytic differentiation, but in which the malignancy status has not been established.
(Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A tumor that begins in the brain or spinal cord in small, star-shaped cells called astrocytes.
(Astrocytoma, NCI Dictionary)
