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Recent Examples of spinal cord
The former is caused by bacteria that infects the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord, which can lead to inflammation.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Dane was diagnosed last April with ALS, a disease that attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord, stealing a person's ability to walk, breathe and often speak.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Other complications include meningitis (inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), inflammation of the pancreas, and hearing loss.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Designed to restore motor function in patients with spinal cord injuries, the technology has received regulatory approval for commercial sale.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Dane was diagnosed last April with ALS, a disease that attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord, stealing a person's ability to walk, breathe and often speak.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Other complications include meningitis (inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), inflammation of the pancreas, and hearing loss.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Designed to restore motor function in patients with spinal cord injuries, the technology has received regulatory approval for commercial sale.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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What One Bone Revealed Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the vertebra, which was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit near Tainan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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After playing on the junior varsity team as a freshman, Matusak missed his sophomore season with a contusion on a vertebra in his lower back.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Then Evans made another 3, prompting Pitino to turn his back in apparent disbelief.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Way back in 2018, Gaines and Riley were running split-back formations and leaving opposing defenses bamboozled while playing for the 12-and-under Moreno Valley Falcons in the heart of Southern California.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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The effect can ripple from your knees to your hips and up your spinal column.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Williams then threw Azari into the arm of a couch, causing the infant to bounce and perhaps hit his head on the wall, and causing what a pathologist concluded were injuries consistent with the profound brain bleeding and spinal column fracture the physician found in an autopsy.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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The remains included parts of the lower jaw, vertebral column, and pelvic girdle.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Nov. 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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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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