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• Cord — Short and informal reference to the spinal cord, the major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain, lies within the vertebral canal, and from which the spinal nerves emerge. The spinal cord and the brain constitute the central… …   Medical dictionary

• Willis circle cord etc. — Wil·lis circle, cord, etc. (wilґis) [Thomas Willis, English anatomist and physician, 1621–1675] see circulus arteriosus cerebri and nervus accessorius, and see under cord and paracusis …   Medical dictionary

• Willis — Thomas, English physician, 1621–1675. See W. centrum nervosum, W. cords, under cord, W. pancreas, W. paracusis, W. pouch, circle of W., accessorius willisii, chordae willisii, under chorda …   Medical dictionary

• Thomas Willis — (27 January 1621 ndash; 11 November 1675) was an English doctor who played an important part in the history of the science of anatomy, neurology and psychiatry. He was a co founder of the Royal Society (1662).Born in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire,… …   Wikipedia

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• chorda — A tendinous or a cord like structure. SEE ALSO: cord. [L., cord] c. arteriae umbilicalis [TA] SYN: cord of umbilical artery. c. chirurgicalis surgical catgut. [L.] c. dorsalis SYN: notochord (2). false chordae tendineae …   Medical dictionary