spinal cord

thread of nervous tissue running through the backbone; foundation, central part

The spinal chord is a thin, tubular bundle of nerves that is an extension of the central nervous system from the brain and is enclosed in and protected by the bony vertebral column. The main function of the spinal cord is transmission of neural inputs between the periphery and the brain.
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Spinal cord n. The thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata down through the spinal column and from which the [more]Spinal cord - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
(synonym) medulla spinalis
(hypernym) neural structure
(part-holonym) central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale
(part-meronym) spinal vein, vena spinalis

Synonyms and related words:
afferent neuron, autonomic nervous system, axon, brain, central nervous system, cerebral cortex, craniosacral nervous system, dendrite, effector organ, efferent neuron, ganglion, gray matter, internuncial neuron, medullary sheath, nerve, nerve trunk, nervous system, neuron, peripheral nervous system, plexus, sensorium, sensory area, sensory cell, solar plexus, synapse, thoracolumbar nervous system, white matter