Hypernym

noun

any of several body structure resembling a cord

neural structure 1

noun

a structure that is part of the nervous system

Part_meronym

spinal vein 1

noun

veins that drain the spinal cord

Golgi's cell 1

noun

a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter

central nervous system 1

noun

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

spinal fluid 1

noun

clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

medulla spinalis 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

spinal cord 1
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

Part_holonym

spinal vein 1

noun

veins that drain the spinal cord

Golgi's cell 1

noun

a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter

central nervous system 1

noun

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

spinal fluid 1

noun

clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord