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spinal cord

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as in back, vertebra

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The first known use of spinal cord was in 1834

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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 4 Jun. 2020.

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