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Spinal cord

Also called Main back nerve cord

AnatomyNeurologySurgeryImportant

Cylindrical nerve tissue column in the vertebral canal transmitting motor signals from brain to body and sensory signals from body to brain.

Korean

척수

척추 내에 위치하는 신경섬유 다발; 뇌와 신체를 연결하는 신경 신호를 전달.

French

Moelle épinière

Colonne de tissu nerveux dans le canal vertébral transmettant les signaux moteurs du cerveau vers le corps et les signaux sensitifs du corps vers le cerveau.

Word parts

  • spin/oRoot(Latin) Spine, backbone
  • -alSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to

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