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1. Something which is similar to a backbone: A porcupine has many spines, like a ridge, following the top line of its body.
2. The vertebral column: Jack read in his biology book that the spine, or series of bones in a person's back, extends from the head to the pelvis, or from the head to the tail of an animal.
3. The pointed extension of the vertebra: The spines in triggerfish have the function of locking themselves into crevices in order to avoid being pulled out!
2. The vertebral column: Jack read in his biology book that the spine, or series of bones in a person's back, extends from the head to the pelvis, or from the head to the tail of an animal.
3. The pointed extension of the vertebra: The spines in triggerfish have the function of locking themselves into crevices in order to avoid being pulled out!
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spin-, spino-, spini-
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“spine”
(Greek: used either as a prefix or as a suffix; pointed appendages; spine, spiny; thorn, thorny)
(Greek: spine, bristle; long, flowing hair])
(Greek > Latin: spine, backbone)
(Greek: spine, spinal column, vertebra)
(Greek: pipe, tube, cavity, fistula; spine)
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“spine”
Either of two small elevations on the inner surface of each side of the symphysis (abnormal attachment) of the lower jaw of which the upper one on each side provides attachment for the genioglossus (tongue muscle) and the lower for the geniohyoid muscle which consists of the chin and hyoid (U-shaped bone at the root of the tongue): The medical instructor, Dr. Reynolds, explained to his students the anatomical structures of the mental spines in the mouths of humans.
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mento-, ment-, menti-; mental [chin]
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“spine”
spine, spines
1. The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord.
The spine can be categorized according to the level of the body; for example, the cervical spine (neck), the thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and the lumbar spine (lower back).
2. Any short prominence of bone.The spines of the vertebrae protrude at the bottom of the back of the neck and in the middle of the back. These spines protect the spinal cord from injury from behind.
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Computerized Axial Tomography, CAT, or Computed Tomography, CT Terms +
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