spine (noun)
51mental spine — noun or mental tubercle Etymology: mental (III) : either of two small elevations on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw providing attachment for the genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles …
52pubic spine — noun see pubic tubercle …
53Pott's disease — noun TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine • Hypernyms: ↑tuberculosis, ↑TB, ↑T.B. * * * ˈpäts noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Percivall Pott died 1788 English surgeon …
54acantha — noun any sharply pointed projection • Syn: ↑spur, ↑spine • Derivationally related forms: ↑acanthous, ↑spinous (for: ↑spine), ↑spur (fo …
55slipped disc — noun a painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region • Syn: ↑herniated disc, ↑ruptured intervertebral disc • Hypernyms: ↑rupture * * * slipped disc see ↑disc • • • …
56spinal column — noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord the fall broke his back • Syn: ↑vertebral column, ↑spine, ↑backbone, ↑back, ↑rachis • Derivationally related forms: ↑spinal …
57spinal cord — noun 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 • Syn:… …
58spinous process — noun : spine 3e: as a. : the median spinelike or platelike dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra : neural spine b. : a sharp posterior prolongation on each greater wing of the sphenoid bone c. : a process on the head of the t …
59Balistes — noun type genus of the Balistidae • Syn: ↑genus Balistes • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Balistidae, ↑family Balistidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
60rheumatoid spondylitis — noun a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis • Syn: ↑ankylosing spondylitis, ↑Marie Strumpell disease • Hypernyms: ↑spondylitis, ↑autoimmune disease, ↑autoimmune… …
