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What does the word spine mean?

The spinal or vertebral column.
Vertebral column- s. Curvature of the, Gibbositas-s. Haemal, Sternum- s. Neural, Spinous process.
[ Latin] A slender, sharp-pointed process upon a bone.
[ Latin] The column( spinal column) composed of the connected vertebrae; the backbone.

Usage examples for spine

About three hours after the bath, he complained more of the pain in his head and spine, and I repeated the sitz- bath and the pack. – Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms by Charles Munde
A little shiver ran up the Frenchman's spine. – The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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What does the word spine mean?

Usage examples for spine