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spina¹

  • /ˈspaɪ.nə/

Rhymes with -aɪnə

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine”). Doublet of spine.

noun spinae

  1. A spine; the backbone.
  2. One of the quills of a spinet.
  3. historical A barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.

Spina²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Spīna.

proper noun

  1. historical A port city on the Po, originally Etruscan.

SPINA³

Where it comes from

Acronym of structure parameter inference approach.

noun

  1. uncountable A class of biocybernetic methods used in endocrinology for diagnostics and clinical research.

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"spina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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spina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spina

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"spina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spina.

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@misc{spina_2026,
  title = {spina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}