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spine

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007921

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007921
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbackbone; spinal column; vertebral column
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007921",
  "term": "spine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone. The spine encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called backbone, spinal column, and vertebral column.",
  "synonyms": [
    "backbone",
    "spinal column",
    "vertebral column"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/spine/"
}

Record 15,255 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.