spine (noun)
121lordosis — noun (plural lordoses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lordōsis, from lordos curving forward; akin to Old English belyrtan to deceive Date: 1704 1. abnormally increased inward curvature of the lower region of the spine resulting in a concave… …
122pelvis — noun (plural pelvises or pelves) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, basin; perhaps akin to Old English & Old Norse full cup Date: 1615 1. a basin shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle and… …
123porcupine — noun (plural porcupines; also porcupine) Etymology: Middle English porke despyne, from Middle French porc espin, from Old Italian porcospino, from Latin porcus pig + spina spine, prickle Date: 15th century any of various relatively large slow… …
124Rhodesian ridgeback — noun Usage: often capitalized 2d R Date: 1925 any of an African breed of powerful long bodied hunting dogs having a dense harsh short tan coat with a characteristic crest of reversed hair along the spine …
125sacrum — noun (plural sacra) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin os sacrum last bone of the spine, literally, holy bone, translation of Greek hieron osteon Date: 1753 the part of the vertebral column that is directly connected with or forms a part of… …
126scoliosis — noun (plural scolioses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skoliōsis crookedness of a bodily part, from skolios Date: circa 1706 a lateral curvature of the spine • scoliotic adjective …
127smooth hound — noun Etymology: from the absence of a spine in front of the dorsal fin Date: 1603 any of several dogfishes (genus Mustelus) closely related to or included with the requiem sharks …
128Spanish bayonet — noun Date: 1843 any of several yuccas; especially one (Yucca aloifolia) of the southeastern United States and West Indies with rigid spine tipped leaves …
