Spine

  • 11spine — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Carapace, spines, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Anterior part of carapace, including ocular peduncles, based on Munidopsis. [Baba, 2005] A cuticular outgrowth without a recognizable basal articulation [Ingle,… …

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  • 12spine — noun 1 backbone ADJECTIVE ▪ fractured ▪ cervical, lumbar VERB + SPINE ▪ bend, curve ▪ straighten …

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  • 13spine — al·be·spine; spine; spine·less; spine·less·ly; spine·less·ness; spine·let; …

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  • 14Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… …

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  • 15spine */*/ — UK [spaɪn] / US noun Word forms spine : singular spine plural spines 1) [countable] medical the row of bones down or along the middle of a human s or animal s back 2) [countable] the edge of a book where all the pages are fixed together 3)… …

    English dictionary

  • 16spine — [[t]spa͟ɪn[/t]] spines 1) N COUNT Your spine is the row of bones down your back. 2) N COUNT The spine of a book is the narrow stiff part which the pages and covers are attached to. 3) N COUNT Spines are also long, sharp points on an animal s body …

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  • 17spine — noun 1) he injured his spine Syn: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column; back; technical rachis 2) the spine of his philosophy Syn: core, center, cornerstone, foundation, basis 3) …

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  • 18spine — n. 1 a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone. 2 Zool. & Bot. any hard pointed process or structure. 3 a sharp ridge or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19Spine — Dendrit mit Dornen Ein dendritischer Dornfortsatz (engl. spine) ist eine knopf oder pilzförmige Ausstülpung auf Dendriten von Nervenzellen. Dornfortsätze sind in der Regel 0,2 bis 2 Millionstel Millimeter lang. In den meisten Fällen befindet sich …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 20spine — spined, adj. spinelike, adj. /spuyn/, n. 1. the spinal or vertebral column; backbone. 2. any backbonelike part. 3. a stiff, pointed process or appendage on an animal, as a quill of a porcupine, or a sharp, bony ray in the fin of a fish. 4.… …

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