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Noun: vertebral column  'vur-tu-brul 'kó-lum
  1. The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
    - spinal column, spine, backbone, back, rachis [technical]

Derived forms: vertebral columns

Type of: skeletal structure

Part of: axial skeleton

Encyclopedia: Vertebral column

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