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vertebral column

noun as in backbone

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noun as in spine

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With one incision Balsamo separated the vertebral column a couple of inches from the brain, and opened a yawning gash.

The vertebral column itself is limp and soft, the vertebræ only imperfectly formed and made of soft cartilage.

A single one of these fist-blows, planted in the back, would suffice to break the vertebral column.

Such a folding might take place to give extra rigidity to the body in the absence of a vertebral column.

Such a folding as this might take place to give extra rigidity to the body in the absence of a vertebral column.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vertebral column, such as: foundation, spine, base, basis, support, and vertebrae.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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