SYN: column. [L.]
- columnae anales [TA] SYN: anal columns, under column.
- columnae carneae SYN: trabeculae carneae (of right and left ventricles), under trabecula.
- c. fornicis [TA] SYN: column of fornix.
- columnae griseae [TA] SYN: gray columns, under column.
- c. intermedia [TA] SYN: intermediate column.
- columnae renales [TA] SYN: renal columns, under column.
- columnae rugarum SYN: vaginal columns, under column.
- c. vertebralis [TA] SYN: vertebral column.
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co·lum·na kə-'ləm-nə n, pl -nae -.nē, -.nī also -nas an anatomical structure that suggests a column in form usu. used in combination
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co·lum·na (kə-lumґnə) gen. and pl. columґnae [L.] [TA] column: in anatomical terminology, used to designate a pillarlike structure or part.Medical dictionary. 2011.