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columna

column

noun koh-LOOM-nah Less Common

Origin: From Latin 'columna' (pillar, column).

Also means

spine

Usage Note

Columna can refer to an architectural column, a newspaper column, or the human spine (columna vertebral). The vertebral sense is the most common in medical contexts. In newspapers, a regular opinion piece is called una columna de opinión.

Examples

"El médico revisó su columna vertebral."

Natural Translation

The doctor examined his spine.

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