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Definition of "spina" [spina]

  • In zoöl. and anat.: (noun)
  • A spine, in any sense. (noun)
  • The Spine, or spinal column; the backbone: more fully called spina dorsalis or spina dorsi, also columna spinalis. (noun)
  • In ornithology, a genus of fringilline birds, the type of which is S. lesbia of southern Europe. Kaup, 1829. Also called Buscarla. See Spinus. (noun)
  • In Roman antiquity, a barrier dividing the hippodrome longitudinally, about which the racers turned. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "spina" in a sentence
  • "And I want to share a study done on Chinese babies who had a birth defect known as spina bifida."
  • "The baby had suffered from a condition commonly known as spina bifida and was severely deformed."
  • "And then later on this evening, in the early hours of tomorrow morning, she will be on a commercial flight to Atlanta, where she'll undergo treatment for, as you mentioned, that spinal cord defect called spina bifida."
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