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backbone

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 09.01.2026

Meanings

skeleti keskne osa, paljudest lülidest koosnev inimese jt selgroogsete keha põhitugi
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Good to know
et
Mõned keelekasutajad teevad vahet: selgroog on selgroogseil (incl. inimene), aga lülisammas üksnes inimesel.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 703310 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain anatomyraw materials of animal origin - raw materials of vegetable origin
spine preferred
backbone
  • on moodustunud reastikku paiknevatest paaritutest selgroolülidest: kaela-, rinna- , nimme-, ristluu- ja sabalülidest
  • the axis of the skeleton situated dorsally in the median plane and supporting the skull superiorly in humans, while inferiorly it ends in the coccyx and is joined to the hip bones at the sacroiliac joints through which the weight of the body is transmitted to the lower limbs
Good to know
  • FI: selkäranka [T40215] DE: Wirbelsäule [T40215] FR: colonne vertébrale [T40215]; échine [T40605]
spine preferred
Usage examples
  • 'Halves', for the purposes of subheadings 0207 39 13 ... : halves of poultry carcases, obtained by a longitudinal cut in a plane along the sternum and the backbone
  • Carcases or half carcases of domestic swine, fresh or chilled ... symmetrically divided following the spine
backbone
vertebral column

Keemiaterminite baas

ID 474545 Last modified 09.01.2026
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peaahel
  • lineaarne ahel, mille suhtes kõik teised ühinenud ahelad on kõrvalahelad
  • That linear chain to which all other chains, long or short or both, may be regarded as being pendant.
peaahel
backbone

Kokanduse terminibaas

ID 463997 Last modified 08.06.2023
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Domain liha
chine

Loomakasvatuse terminibaas

ID 475510 Last modified 08.06.2023
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selgroog
backbone
Wirbelsäule
  • selgroogsete skeleti kõhrelistest või luustunud lülidest koosnev telgmine osa
selgroog
backbone
Wirbelsäule

Raamatukogusõnastik

ID 622890 Last modified 03.07.2023
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Domain raamat
selg preferred
raamatuselg
book back
book spine
backbone
dos
  • raamatu osa, mis hoiab koos kaasi ja plokki ning kaitseb raamatu tagaserva (nt kõva selg, pehme selg, lame selg)
selg preferred
raamatuselg
book back
book spine
backbone
dos

Tervisesõnastik

ID 1151937 Last modified 17.12.2025
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Domain terminology of anatomy
lülisammas
vertebral column
spinal column
spine
bone of back
lülisammas
Usage examples
  • Lülisambakanal. Lülisamba lüli. Lülisamba kaelaosa.
selgroog
vertebral column
Usage examples
  • Cervical vertebral column (lülisamba kaelaosa). Vertebral column cancer (lülisamba vähk). Fracture of vertebral column (lülisamba murd).
spinal column
Usage examples
  • Spinal column atrophy (lülisamba atroofia). Disorders of the spinal column (lülisambahaigused).
spine
Usage examples
  • Structural disorders of spine (lülisamba struktuursed kõrvalekalded). Osteoarthritis of spine (lülisamba osteoartroos).
bone of back
backbone

Tootmistehnika ja -süsteemide terminibaas

ID 483026 Last modified 13.09.2019
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