loading...| Preferred Name | Spinal cord | |
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http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_1709 |
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| definition |
* Caudalmost subdivision of neuraxis that consists of neural tissue (which is organized into gray matter and white matter) and the central canal (cavity of organ part); it is embryologically derived from the caudal part of the neural tube. Together with the brain, the spinal cord constitutes the neuraxis. Examples: There is only one spinal cord. (UWDA) * The elongated, approximately cylindrical part of the central nervous system of vertebrates that lies in the vertebral canal and from which the spinal nerves emerge. (On-line Medical Dictionary) (NCI) * that part of the central nervous system which is lodged in the vertebral canal; it is composed of an inner core of gray matter in which nerve cells predominate, and an outer layer of white matter in which myelinated nerve fibers predominate; it is enclosed in three protective membranes, the meninges. (CSP)|Part of the central nervous system which is lodged in the vertebral canal; it is composed of an inner core of gray matter in which nerve cells predominate, and an outer layer of white matter in which myelinated nerve fibers predominate; it is enclosed in three protective membranes, the meninges. |
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http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=2 |
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umlsCUI:C0037925|nnUID:2 |
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Spinal cord |
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2007-10-04 |
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Spinal cord |
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birnlex_1709 |
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Spinal cord |
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false |
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http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_4 |