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spinal column

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007914

The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spinal column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called backbone, spine, and vertebral column.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007914
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbackbone; spine; vertebral column
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007914",
  "term": "spinal column",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spinal column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called backbone, spine, and vertebral column.",
  "synonyms": [
    "backbone",
    "spine",
    "vertebral column"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/spinal-column/"
}

Record 15,248 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.