spinal cord

Noun CEFR B2

ˈspaɪ.nəl ˈkɔɹd

Definitions

A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.

Equivalents

Españolmédula espinal

Françaismœlle épinière moelle spinale

DeutschMyelon Rückenmark

39 more languages

العربيةنخاع نُخَاع شَوْكِيّ

Azərbaycan dilionurğa beyni

Bosanskilaka

Catalàmedul·la espinal

Češtinamícha

Cymraegllinyn y cefn

Ελληνικάνωτιαίος μυελός

Esperantomjelo

Suomiselkäydin

Gaeilgecorda an dromlaigh

ગુજરાતીકરોડરજ્જુ

Hausalaka

हिन्दीमेरुरज्जु

Hrvatskilaka

Magyargerincvelő

Հայերենողնուղեղ

Bahasa Indonesiasumsum tulang belakang

Íslenskamæna

Italianomidollo spinale

日本語脊髄脊髓

Қазақ тіліжұлын

한국어척수

Latinamedulla spinalis

Lietuviųnugaros smegenys

Nederlandsruggenmerg

Polskirdzeń kręgowy

Portuguêsmedula espinhal

Românămăduva spinării

Русскийспинной мозг

Slovenščinahrbtenjača

Српскиlaka

Svenskaryggmärg

தமிழ்தண்டுவடம்முதுகுத்தண்டு

తెలుగువెన్నుపాము వెన్నెముక

ไทยไขสันหลัง

Türkçeomurilik

Tiếng Việttuỷ sống

isiXhosaumnqonqo

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

spinal disc herniation spinal fluid spinal ganglion spinal marrow spinal muscular atrophies spinal muscular atrophy

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