Cord definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CORD, n. [L. Gr. According to the Welsh, this word signifies ... strands twisted together. Rahab let down the spies by a cord through the window. Josh 2. 2. A quantity of wood, or other material, originally measured with a cord or line. The cord is a pile containing 128 cubic feet; or a pile ... men to sin. Isaiah 5. To stretch a line or cord about a city, is to level it, or utterly ...
spinal cord definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a major ... the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region [syn: spinal cord, medulla spinalis] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1834 the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along ... nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which they emerge ... of the vertebrate skeleton; the spine; rachis; vertebral column. Spinal cord, the great nervous cord extending backward from the brain along the dorsal side ...
umbilical cord definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta [syn: umbilical cord, umbilical] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1753 1. a. a cord arising from the navel that connects the fetus with the ... 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. 2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] --De Foe. Umbilical cord. (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains ...
rip cord definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1907 1. a cord by which the gasbag of a balloon may be ripped ... the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent 2. a cord or wire pulled in making a descent to release a ... parachute out of its container Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rip cord Rip cord (A["e]ronautics) A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may ...
funicular cord definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Umbilical Um*bil"ic*al ... 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. 2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] --De Foe. Umbilical cord. (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the ... the seeds are attached to the placenta; -- called also funicular cord. Umbilical hernia (Med.), hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus ...
spermatic cord definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the ... vessels and nerves Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1783 a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the ... semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc. Spermatic cord (Anat.), the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made ...
Cord wood definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 3. Fig.: Any moral ... persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords ... Tennyson. 4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal. 5. (Mus.) See Chord. [Obs.] Cord wood, wood for fuel cut to the length of four ...
extension cord definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1944 an electric cord fitted with a plug at one end and a receptacle ...
bulb of the spinal cord definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Medulla Me*dul"la, n ... the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons ... part of the brain; -- called also bulb of the spinal cord. See Brain. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bulb Bulb (b[u ... or part whence the hair originates. Bulb of the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. Bulb of a ...
false vocal cord definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: either of ... cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: false vocal cord, false vocal fold, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold, vestibular fold]
Genital cord definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Genital Gen"i*tal, a ... Gender.] Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs. Genital cord (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of ...
inferior vocal cord definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: either of ... air from the lungs passes between them [syn: true vocal cord, true vocal fold, inferior vocal cord, inferior vocal fold]