Meaning of SPINE
| Pronunciation: | | spIn
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- [n] a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
- [n] the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
- [n] a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
- [n] any pointed projection
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| | Synonyms: | | back, backbone, pricker, prickle, rachis, spinal column, spur, sticker, thorn, vertebral column |
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| | See Also: | | aculeus, appendage, axial skeleton, canalis vertebralis, chine, coccyx, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, notochord, outgrowth, process, projection, quill, ray, skeletal structure, spinal canal, tail bone, vertebra, vertebral canal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. {Spike}, {Spinet} a
musical instrument, {Spinny}.]
1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
animal.
(b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
so called from the projecting processes upon the
vertebr[ae].
4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a column in the body consisting of 33 vertebrae. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming about yours or someone else's spine, represents your support system and responsibilities. You need to keep your head high even in difficult times. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- A stiff, sharp-pointed structure, formed by modification of a plant organ, e.g. a lateral branch or a stipule.
- The spine is the vertebral column: there are 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae, 12 thoracic (upper back) vertebrae, 5 lumbar (lower back) vertebrae, the sacrum (located at the rear of the pelvis), and the coccyx (the tailbone).
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