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Recent Examples of spinal cord
Dachshunds are among a number of breeds at risk of intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), which is a neurological condition affecting the spinal cord, vertebrae, or back bones.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The disease is a cancer found in cerebrospinal fluid, the membranes that surround the brain or the spinal cord, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—James Powel, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Groven is a physical therapist who suffered a T1 complete spinal cord injury when mountain biking, and wasn't satisfied with the outdoor mobility options he was subsequently left with.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The disease is a cancer found in cerebrospinal fluid, the membranes that surround the brain or the spinal cord, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—James Powel, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Groven is a physical therapist who suffered a T1 complete spinal cord injury when mountain biking, and wasn't satisfied with the outdoor mobility options he was subsequently left with.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, Florida weathered a bad outbreak of meningococcal disease, a type of fast-moving bacterial infection that can become fatal after entering the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 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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The lieutenant suffered one gunshot wound that entered near his shoulder and exited his back.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, the new cards have a digital security signature that’s embedded into one of two barcodes that appear on the back, the state agency said in a news release.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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