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Recent Examples of spinal cord
People in their teens and early 20s are considered to be at greater risk for this type of rare but serious bacterial infection called meningococcal group B that can lead to meningitis, an inflammation in the membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain.
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Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Neuroinflammation Neuroinflammation refers to persistent, low-grade inflammation within the brain and spinal cord.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Meningitis is inflammation of membranes called meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
The former is caused by bacteria that infects the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord, which can lead to inflammation.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Neuroinflammation Neuroinflammation refers to persistent, low-grade inflammation within the brain and spinal cord.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Meningitis is inflammation of membranes called meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
The former is caused by bacteria that infects the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord, which can lead to inflammation.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 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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The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood on his face.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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The creatures on this list literally lack spinal columns…and yet attain relatively massive proportions.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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