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a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal
a diagram of the spinal column
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Symptoms usually begin as headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, but then can spread to neurological symptoms after the parasite leaves the bloodstream, enters muscle, migrates to peripheral nerves and into the spinal column and brain, doctors said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Since moving around on land did not require a stiff spinal column, early terrestrial vertebrates evolved flexibility just behind the head, enabling them to widely scan the environment and to direct their mouths toward prey without moving their whole bodies.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Their work, published in Science Robotics, introduces a novel control approach that combines the natural coordination patterns of our fingers with the decoding of motoneuron activity in the spinal column.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
The theory, laid out in a study published February 27 in the journal Scientific Reports, is based on examinations of tiny shards found in 2020 inside the skull and spinal column of an individual at Herculaneum–a small port town with a population of around 5,000 people at the time.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Since moving around on land did not require a stiff spinal column, early terrestrial vertebrates evolved flexibility just behind the head, enabling them to widely scan the environment and to direct their mouths toward prey without moving their whole bodies.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Their work, published in Science Robotics, introduces a novel control approach that combines the natural coordination patterns of our fingers with the decoding of motoneuron activity in the spinal column.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
The theory, laid out in a study published February 27 in the journal Scientific Reports, is based on examinations of tiny shards found in 2020 inside the skull and spinal column of an individual at Herculaneum–a small port town with a population of around 5,000 people at the time.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal column
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Everyone wants kitchen cabinets that don't send a chill up the spine when a guest opens one in search of a spoon, and drawers where finding the right measuring cup is easy.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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In contrast, severe scoliosis corrections may involve staged surgeries, intensive care, or traction devices like halo clamps, where weights gradually realign the spine over weeks to minimize spinal cord risks.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
17 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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The vertebral column comprises individual vertebral bones with spinal discs between each bone.—
Jennifer Steinhoff,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Spinal column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20column. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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