Spinal Cord Compression Health Article

Neurologic

—Pertaining to the nervous system.

Spinal cord

—The name given to the series of nerves which travel down the vertebral column and govern most of the functions of the body, such as movement and sensation.

Vertebral column

—The vertebral column is the bony structure made up of vertebra and intervertebral disks whose primary function is to protect the spinal cord.