Meanings
nounvertebral column (plural vertebral columns)
plural vertebral columns
- anatomyThe series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.
Synonyms: backbone, spinal column, spine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Broader
skeletal structure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ῥάχις
- ῥάχις (rhákhis)vertebral column
Arabic عَمُود فِقْرِيّ
- عَمُود فِقْرِيّ (ʕamūd fiqriyy)vertebral column
Bulgarian гръбначен стълб
- гръбначен стълб (grăbnačen stălb)vertebral column
Catalan columna vertebral
- columna vertebralvertebral column
Chinese Mandarin 脊椎, 脊柱
- 脊椎 (jǐzhuī)vertebral column
- 脊柱 (jǐzhù)vertebral column
- 脊梁骨 (jǐlianggǔ)vertebral column
Danish hvirvelsøjle, rygrad
- hvirvelsøjlevertebral column
- rygradvertebral column
- rygsøjlevertebral column
Dutch wervelkolom
- wervelkolomvertebral column
Esperanto vertebraro
- vertebrarovertebral column
Finnish selkäranka
- selkärankavertebral column
French colonne vertébrale
- colonne vertébralevertebral column
German Wirbelsäule, Rückgrat
- Wirbelsäulevertebral column
- Rückgratvertebral column
Greek σπονδυλική στήλη
- σπονδυλική στήλη (spondylikí stíli)vertebral column
Hungarian gerincoszlop
- gerincoszlopvertebral column
Irish colún veirteabrach
- colún veirteabrachvertebral column
Italian colonna vertebrale
- colonna vertebralevertebral column
Japanese 脊椎, 脊柱
- 脊椎 (sekitsui)vertebral column
- 脊柱 (sekichū)vertebral column
Korean 척주
- 척주 (cheokju)vertebral column
Latin columna vertebralis
- columna vertebralisvertebral column
Norwegian Bokmål ryggsøyle, virvelsøyle
- ryggsøylevertebral column
- virvelsøylevertebral column
Polish kręgosłup
- kręgosłupvertebral column
Portuguese coluna vertebral
- coluna vertebralvertebral column
Romanian șira spinării, coloană vertebrală
- șira spinăriivertebral column
- coloană vertebralăvertebral column
Russian позвоно́чный столб, спинно́й хребе́т
- позвоно́чный столб (pozvonóčnyj stolb)vertebral column
- спинно́й хребе́т (spinnój xrebét)vertebral column
- позвоно́чник (pozvonóčnik)vertebral column
- хребе́т (xrebét)vertebral column
Spanish columna vertebral
- columna vertebralvertebral column
Swahili uti wa mgongo
- uti wa mgongovertebral column
Swedish ryggrad, kotpelare
- ryggradvertebral column
- kotpelarevertebral column
Tagalog guluguran, bangananan
- guluguranvertebral column
- banganananvertebral column
Ukrainian хребе́тний стовп
- хребе́тний стовп (xrebétnyj stovp)vertebral column
Vietnamese cột sống, xương sống
- cột sốngvertebral column
- xương sốngvertebral column
Welsh colofn cefn, colofn sbinol
- colofn cefnvertebral column
- colofn sbinolvertebral column
Cite this entry
APA
vertebral column. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vertebral%20column
MLA
“vertebral column.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vertebral%20column. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vertebral column,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vertebral%20column.
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