spine

noun

1. a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

2. 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

e.g. the title and author were printed on the spine of the book

Synonym: backbone

3. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

e.g. the fall broke his back

Synonym: spinal columnvertebral columnbackbonebackrachis

4. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

Synonym: thornprickleprickerstickerspikelet

5. any sharply pointed projection

Synonym: spuracantha

1. 脊椎;脊柱
Your spine is the row of bones down your back.

2. 书脊
The spine of a book is the narrow stiff part which the pages and covers are attached to.

3. (动物身体上的)棘状突起;(植物上的)棘，刺，针
Spines are also long, sharp points on an animal's body or on a plant.

1. 脊骨：上海中医药大学脊柱病研究所及上海中医药大学附属龙华医院教授王拥军率领的课题组完成了益气化瘀方防治软骨终板内软骨细胞凋亡的相关系列研究. 其成果获得中华医学科技奖一等奖,这是全国中医药界目...抗FAS抗体诱导椎间盘软骨细胞凋亡模型建立方法发表在国际脊柱病研究杂志<>(Spine)上...

2. 脊柱：南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院邱勇教授等科研人员的一项最新研究发现,特发性脊柱侧凸的女性患者有体型偏瘦、骨量偏低和体内瘦素浓度偏低等特点,其降低的瘦素浓度可能是联系体型偏瘦和骨量偏低之间关系的重要因素. 这一研究成果近日刊登在世界脊柱外科学术刊物 <>(Spine)上.

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3. 柱：这项由美国西弗吉尼亚大学完成的研究发表在9月刊的<>(Spine)杂志上. 研究人员将90名年龄在23岁至66岁之间的轻度或中度慢性腰痛患者分成两组进行测试. 在6个月时间内,一组人每周做两次各持续90分钟的瑜伽练习,