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MeSH Heading: Spinal Cord
Tree Number(s): A08.186.854
Unique ID: D013116
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013116
Annotation: /surg: probably CORDOTOMY; inflammation = MYELITIS; coordinate with specific vertebrae (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord; do not confuse words containing "myel-" for spinal cord with "myel-" for bone marrow
Scope Note: A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.
Entry Term(s): Coccygeal Cord; Conus Medullaris; Conus Terminalis; Lumbar Cord; Medulla Spinalis; Myelon; Sacral Cord; Thoracic Cord
NLM Classification #: WL 400
See Also: Cauda Equina; Cordotomy; Motor Neurons; Myelography
Consider Also: consider also terms at MYEL-
Entry Combination: injuries:Spinal Cord Injuries
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/04/29

Entry Combination: injuries:Spinal Cord Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Spinal Cord MeSH Descriptor Data 2025