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Recent Examples of spinal cord
Opioids, whether endogenous or those found in narcotics (called exogenous opioids), bind to opioid receptors located on the outer membrane of nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, and other organs.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
At worst, those who do contract the virus can get encephalitis, brain swelling or spinal cord inflammation.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Beneath the bone, the pale, smooth tube of spinal cord is exposed.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
At worst, those who do contract the virus can get encephalitis, brain swelling or spinal cord inflammation.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Beneath the bone, the pale, smooth tube of spinal cord is exposed.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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The 36-year-old ended up with a fractured vertebra after a backboard collapsed following a fellow basketball player’s dunk during last Saturday’s practice at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena in Canberra, the Adelaide 36ers confirmed.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ragusa said Giuliani was transported to a nearby trauma center where he was found with a fractured thoracic vertebra and multiple lacerations and contusions.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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One of these is Trent Alexander-Arnold but, as The Athletic has reported, a position change to midfield was not discussed in depth during the process of his transfer from Liverpool as Madrid saw him as one of the best right-backs in the world.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the rust-tone orange is vibrant, and the strings on the back keep the cushions firmly in place.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Inside the operating room To correct his spine, John needed rods placed on either side of his spinal column along 13 vertebrae.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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The inflammatory condition affects the lower back, spine, and sacroiliac joints, which connect the bottom of your spinal column to your pelvis.—
Alice Oglethorpe,
SELF,
18 July 2025
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Although many of its bones were unearthed from the Morrison Formation in Colorado in 2021-2022, its skull and parts of its vertebral column were missing, leaving scientists unsure of its precise length.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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The Chicago fossil possesses the only vertebral column of an Archaeopteryx, which includes two tiny vertebrae at the tip of the tail, showing there were a total of 24 vertebrae, one more than previously thought.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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