About The Word Spine
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Spine
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What's The Definition Of Spine?
[n] a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
[n] the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [n] a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [n] any pointed projection Synonyms | Synonyms for Spine: back | backbone | pricker | prickle | rachis | spinal column | spur | sticker | thorn | vertebral column Related Terms | Find terms related to Spine: See Also | aculeus | appendage | axial skeleton | canalis vertebralis | chine | coccyx | intervertebral disc | intervertebral disk | notochord | outgrowth | process | projection | quill | ray | skeletal structure | spinal canal | tail bone | vertebra | vertebral canal Spine In Webster's Dictionary \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. {Spike}, {Spinet} a
musical instrument, {Spinny}.]
1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
animal.
(b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
so called from the projecting processes upon the
vertebr[ae].
4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
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