Hypernym

skeletal structure 1

noun

any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

Part_meronym

spinal canal 1

noun

the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

coccyx 1

noun

the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

vertebra 1

noun

one of the bony segments of the spinal column

intervertebral disc 1

noun

a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

axial skeleton 1

noun

the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

spinal column 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

Examples

1.the fall broke his back

Synonyms

vertebral column 1
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
spine 1
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
backbone 3
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
back 5
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
rachis 2
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

Hyponym

notochord 1

noun

a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

chine 2

noun

backbone of an animal

Part_holonym

spinal canal 1

noun

the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

coccyx 1

noun

the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

vertebra 1

noun