Spinal cord
(
SP
;
Galen, c162-c176
)
: The
caudal (Cleland, 1879) topographic division of the
cerebrospinal axis (Meckel, 1817); the
rostral (Schulze, 1893) topographic division is the
vertebrate brain (Cuvier, 1800). The usual criterion for distinguishing the two divisions in the adult is that the
vertebrate brain lies within the skull whereas the
spinal cord lies within the spinal (vertebral) column, although this is a difficult problem in practice; see
Crosby et al. (1962, pp. 112-120). Definite knowledge of the
spinal cord dates to Hippocrates in
Fleshes (see translation by
Potter, 1995, p. 139), and
Galen (c162-c176) used the term specifically-see translation by
De Lacy (1978, p. 85). Common synonyms include
medulla spinalis (Hippocrates), or spinal medulla in English, and
spinal marrow (Bannister, 1578).
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Synonyms
Medulla spinalis
(
Hippocrates
)
: Latin form of spinal cord (Galen, c162-c166), introduced (in Greek) by Hippocrates in On the Sacred Disease and Fleshes, see translations by Adams (1972, pp. 234, 309) and Potter (1995, p. 139), respectively, and May (1968, p. 575).
Spinal marrow
(
Bannister, 1578
)
: English form of medulla spinalis (Hippocrates); see Bannister (1578, f. 106v).
Spinal medulla
: English form of medulla spinalis (Hippocrates); see translations by May (1968, p. 575), Adams (1972, pp. 234, 309), and Potter (1995, p. 139).
