spinal cord
27 synonyms found
- afferent neuron
- autonomic nervous system
- axon
- brain
- central nervous system
- cerebral cortex
- craniosacral nervous system
- dendrite
- effector organ
- efferent neuron
- ganglion
- gray matter
- internuncial neuron
- medullary sheath
- nerve
- nerve trunk
- nervous system
- neuron
- peripheral nervous system
- plexus
- sensorium
- sensory area
- sensory cell
- solar plexus
- synapse
- thoracolumbar nervous system
- white matter
Definition
(n) :
a thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brainstem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body