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spinal column (medicine)


spinal column -->
vertebral column


The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, providing support and forming a flexible bony case for the spinal cord.

Synonym: columna vertebralis, backbone, dorsal spine, rachis, spina dorsalis, spina, spina, spinal column, spine, vertebrarium.


gryphaea (medicine)


gryphaea
<zoology> A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.

Origin: NL, fr. I gryphus, or qryps, gen. Gryphis, a griffin.

Source: Websters Dictionary