medulla spinalis

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	Definition:		[n]  a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
	Synonyms:		spinal cord
	See Also:		central nervous system, cerebrospinal fluid, CNS, funiculus, Golgi cell, Golgi's cell, neural structure, spinal fluid, spinal vein, systema nervosum centrale, vena spinalis