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Vertebral column

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009219

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009219
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbackbone; spinal column; spine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009219",
  "term": "Vertebral 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 vertebral column encloses the spinal cord and the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Also called backbone, spinal column, and spine.",
  "synonyms": [
    "backbone",
    "spinal column",
    "spine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vertebral-column/"
}

Record 17,200 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.