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spinal column
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
spinal column
(noun)
spinal column
noun
plural
spinal columns
spinal column
noun
plural
spinal columns
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPINAL COLUMN
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technical
:
backbone
—
see
picture
at
human
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