Structured Summary
Abstract
A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.
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Synonyms
33 entry terms
- Medulla Spinalis
- Myelon
- Cord, Spinal
- Cords, Spinal
- Medulla Spinali
- Myelons
- Spinal Cords
- Spinali, Medulla
- Spinalis, Medulla
- Coccygeal Cord
- Conus Medullaris
- Conus Terminalis
- Lumbar Cord
- Sacral Cord
- Thoracic Cord
- Coccygeal Cords
- Conus Medullari
- Conus Terminali
- Cord, Coccygeal
- Cord, Lumbar
- Cord, Sacral
- Cord, Thoracic
- Cords, Coccygeal
- Cords, Lumbar
- Cords, Sacral
- Cords, Thoracic
- Lumbar Cords
- Medullari, Conus
- Medullaris, Conus
- Sacral Cords
- Terminali, Conus
- Terminalis, Conus
- Thoracic Cords
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22 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
/surg: probably CORDOTOMY; inflammation = MYELITIS; coordinate with specific vertebrae (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord; do not confuse words containing "myel-" for spinal cord with "myel-" for bone marrow
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Spinal Cord. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013116
- Spinal Cord. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_cord
- Spinal Cord. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9606