spinal column vs spine

spine vs spinal column

spinal column and spine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spinal column	Yes	No	No	No
spine	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spinal column and spine are synonyms defined as:

spinal column and spine: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

Other synonyms of spinal column include back, backbone, rachis, vertebral column.

spinal column (noun)	spine (noun)
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord	a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
	the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
	the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
	a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
	any sharply pointed projection

Difference between spinal column and spine

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