VERTEBRAL CANAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

Synonyms:

canalis vertebralis; spinal canal; vertebral canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vertebral canal" is a kind of...):

canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)

Holonyms ("vertebral canal" is a part of...):

back; backbone; rachis; spinal column; spine; vertebral column (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord)