spine (noun)
101lumbar puncture — noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑spinal puncture, ↑spinal tap • Hypernyms: ↑centesis * * * ˌlumbar ˈpuncture [lumbar puncture] …
102northern whiting — noun whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting • Syn: ↑Menticirrhus saxatilis • Hypernyms: ↑whiting * * * noun : a whiting (Menticirrhus saxatilis) of the east coast of the United States closely resembling the… …
103Pediculati — noun anglers and batfishes; spiny finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth • Syn: ↑order Pediculati • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member… …
104sacral plexus — noun a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs • Syn: ↑plexus sacralis • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus * * * noun : a nerve plexus supplying the posterior limb and… …
105sand viper — noun 1. highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye • Syn: ↑horned viper, ↑cerastes, ↑horned asp, ↑Cerastes cornutus • Hypernyms: ↑viper • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
106shrimpfish — noun slender tropical shallow water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates • Syn: ↑shrimp fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • Member Holonyms: ↑Centriscidae, ↑ …
107spinal anaesthesia — noun anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord • Syn: ↑spinal anesthesia, ↑spinal • Hypernyms: ↑regional anesthesia,… …
108table-mountain pine — noun a small two needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn tipped cone scales • Syn: ↑prickly pine, ↑hickory pine, ↑Pinus pungens • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑ …
109three-quarter binding — noun the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover • Hypernyms: ↑binding, ↑book binding, ↑cover, ↑back * * * noun : a book binding in which the material (as leather) of the backbone and the corners is… …
110vertebral canal — noun the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes • Syn: ↑spinal canal, ↑canalis vertebralis • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel • Part Holonyms …
