spine vs vertebral column

vertebral column vs spine

spine and vertebral column both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

spine (noun)	vertebral column (noun)
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 series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
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 spine and vertebral column

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