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spinal cord
noun
1 spinal cord
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.
synonym: medulla spinalis.
Dutch: ruggemerg, ruggenmerg
Polish: rdzeń kręgowy
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