脊せき椎つい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

spine; vertebral column; backbone

Anatomical term for the entire spinal column. Used in medical and everyday contexts.

脊せき椎ついの病びょう気きで入にゅう院いんした。
I was hospitalized for a spinal condition.
脊せき椎つい動どう物ぶつには背せ骨ぼねがある。
Vertebrates have a backbone.

2

Refers to a single vertebra. In everyday speech, 脊椎骨 (せきついこつ) is often used for clarity.

腰よう椎ついは脊せき椎ついの一いち部ぶです。
The lumbar vertebrae are part of the spine.

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Usage patterns

脊せき椎ついを損そん傷しょうするto injure/damage one's spine
事じ故こで脊せき椎ついを損そん傷しょうし、歩あるけなくなった。
He damaged his spine in the accident and lost the ability to walk.
脊せき椎ついの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけるto undergo spinal surgery
彼かの女じょは先せん月げつ、脊せき椎ついの手しゅ術じゅつを受うけた。
She underwent spinal surgery last month.
脊せき椎ついが曲まがるfor the spine to curve (as in scoliosis)
子こ供どもの脊せき椎ついが曲まがっていることに気きづいた。
I noticed that my child's spine was curved.

Kanji

脊stature, height, spine
椎chinquapin, mallet, spine

Related words

背せ骨ぼねN1sense 1
背骨 is the everyday, non-technical word for the spine, while 脊椎 is the formal anatomical term used in medicine.
脊せき椎つい骨こつ sense 2
脊椎骨 specifically means a single vertebra, whereas 脊椎 can refer to either the whole column or one vertebra.

Don't confuse with

脊せき髄ずい
脊椎 is the bony spine (vertebrae) that surrounds and protects it, while 脊髄 is the bundle of nerves running inside that bony column.

Word family· 9

脊せき椎つい動どう物ぶつ
vertebrate
脊せき椎つい炎えん
spondylitis; inflammation of the vertebrae
脊せき椎つい骨こつ
vertebra
二に分ぶん脊せき椎つい
spina bifida
脊せき椎つい湾わん曲きょく
spinal curvature; curvature of the spine

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脊せき椎つい破は壊かい
spina bifida
脊せき椎つい麻ま酔すい
spinal anesthesia
脊せき椎つい側そく湾わん症しょう
scoliosis
脊せき椎ついカリエス
Pott's disease; spinal tuberculosis; spinal caries

Written forms

脊せき椎ついUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for the anatomical term.
せきついUsage2%
セキツイUsage2%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 脊 (せき, 'spine') and 椎 (つい, 'vertebra').