| air bladder |
an air-filled sac in various animals and plants, esp. such a structure located near the spine of certain fish that functions to maintain buoyancy by regulating hydrostatic pressure. (See swim bladder.) |
| back |
the backbone; spine. [1/15 definitions] |
| chine |
a backbone, esp. of an animal; spine. [1/4 definitions] |
| ganglion |
any concentrated mass of nerve cells outside the brain or spine, serving as the source of nerve impulses. [1/2 definitions] |
| kidney |
either of a pair of organs located high in the abdominal cavity near the spine which extract waste products from the blood and excrete them in urine. [1/2 definitions] |
| loin |
the part on either side of the spine between the lower ribs and the hipbone. [1/3 definitions] |
| lordosis |
the normal inward curvature of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine. [2/3 definitions] |
| mud snake |
a bluish black burrowing snake of the southeastern United States, having a red belly and a nonpoisonous spine at the tip of the tail. |
| rachitis |
inflammation of the spine; rickets. |
| Rhodesian ridge-back |
a large, muscular breed of hunting dog developed in southern Africa that has a tan or tannish red coat and a ridge along the spine formed by the hairs growing forward rather than with the rest of the coat. |
| rib1 |
one of the series of bones that curve from the spine around the chest of a person or animal. [1/7 definitions] |
| spinal |
of, pertaining to, affecting, or near the spine or spinal cord. [2/3 definitions] |
| spinal column |
in vertebrate animals, the row of vertebrae linked together to form the axis of the skeleton and protect the spinal cord; spine; backbone. |
| spinal cord |
the thick cord of nerve tissue that extends through the inner canal of the spinal column from the base of the brain to the end of the spine of any vertebrate animal. |
| spineless |
having no spine or backbone. [1/3 definitions] |
| spiny |
resembling a spine. [1/3 definitions] |
| stingray |
any of a variety of rays having a long whiplike tail on which is a venomous spine that can inflict severe wounds. |
| swayback |
an excessive or abnormal inward or downward curvature of the spine, as in some horses. [2 definitions] |
| tap2 |
the surgical drawing of bodily fluid, as from the spine. [1/9 definitions] |
| whiplash |
an injury to the neck or spine caused by the sudden jerking of the head forward or back, as from the sudden impact of an automobile collision. [1/2 definitions] |