Definition of spine

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Spindling (a.) Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as, a spindling tree; a spindling boy..

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Postscapula :: Postscapula (n.) The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula..
Backbone :: Backbone (n.) The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
Notodontian :: Notodontian (n.) Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back..
Dysluite :: Dysluite (n.) A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
Chaetognatha :: Chaetognatha (n. pl.) An order of free-swimming marine worms, of which the genus Sagitta is the type. They have groups of curved spines on each side of the head..
Spine :: Spine (n.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
Jewstone :: Jewstone (n.) A large clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin.
Qraspine :: Qraspine (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gras.
Spiniform :: Spiniferous (a.) Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.
Heteracanth :: Heteracanth (a.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides..
Seta :: Seta (n.) One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense. They are very diverse in form..
Pott''s Disease :: Pott's disease () Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon..
Herringbone :: Herringbone (a.) Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions..
Hispid :: Hispid (a.) Rough with bristles or minute spines.
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine..
Aborted :: Aborted (a.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches..
Suprastapedial :: Supraspinous (a.) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula..
Ceylanite :: Ceylanite (n.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste..
Supraspinate :: Supraspinal (a.) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
Dermoneural :: Dermoneural (a.) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures; as, the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of fishes..
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