What does spinal cord mean?
• SPINAL CORD (noun) The noun SPINAL CORD has 1 sense: 1. a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region Familiarity information: SPINAL CORD used as a noun is very rare.