spinal cord

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Recent Examples of spinal cord Severe injuries to the spinal cord or cerebral cortex also usually result in permanent impairment. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Heavy use has been linked to numbness, tingling, difficulty walking and even spinal cord injury. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 The 16th annual event benefits The Cruisey Baby Initiative, a nonprofit created by indefatigable local artist Cruise Bogle, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2008 (at age 19) that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026 Look to the spinal cord of the team up the middle, from goalkeepers Mia Justus (who picked up an injury in late April) and the USWNT’s Mandy McGlynn to center back Kate Del Fava, Narumi Miura and Mina Tanaka in the center of the park, and Paige Cronin up top. Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spinal cord
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Noun
  • Doctors reconstructed the vertebra in a two-part surgery, and Guy recovered in a hospital in France before being transferred to a medical facility in London.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • Hernandez-Mendoza was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the cervical vertebra and pelvic fractures.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Teams have been less willing to let San Diego play through central zones, less surprised by its buildup structure and more eager to test the space behind its fullbacks and center backs.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • There were people on all the chairs and sitting on the floor in the aisles and even standing at the back, leaning up against the wall.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Gabapentin has proved effective at helping some mastectomy patients with stubborn pain, while others have responded to electrodes implanted in their spinal column, according to the Baylor study, published in 2024.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Gabapentin has proved effective at helping some mastectomy patients with stubborn pain, while others have responded to electrodes implanted in their spinal column, according to the Baylor study, published in 2024.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The wall displayed a careful repetition and symmetry using pieces of the vertebral column.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Well, not all vertebrates have straight backs, but all have backbones, or vertebral columns, that... Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February, honoring the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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