Definition of spinal column in English English dictionary
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx, which encloses and protects the spinal cord
Your spinal column is your spine. n. The series of articulated vertebrae, separated by intervertebral disks and held together by muscles and tendons, that extends from the cranium to the coccyx or the end of the tail, encasing the spinal cord and forming the supporting axis of the body; the spine. Also called vertebral column. your spine
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back