col·umn
n : a longitudinal subdivision of the spinal cord that resembles a column or pillar: as a : any of the principal longitudinal subdivisions of gray matter or white matter in each lateral half of the spinal cord - see DORSAL HORN GRAY COLUMN LATERAL COLUMN1 VENTRAL HORN - compare FUNICULUSa b : any of a number of smaller bundles of spinal nerve fibers : FASCICULUS .
Similar sounding terms: cal·a·mine co·la·mine co·lum·bin co·lum·na
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