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Recent Examples of spinal cord
Shriners Hospital, located on Stockton Boulevard near UC Davis Medical Center, has specializes in orthopedics, spinal cord injury treatment and rehabilitation and acute burn treatment and rehabilitation in the capital region for nearly 30 years.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Eric Dane battled this disease before his death And ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rare degenerative disease that can impact the brain and spinal cord.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a nervous system disease that worsens over time and affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing the loss of muscle control.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Feb. 2026
The scan revealed severe inflammation of his spinal cord and abnormalities consistent with transverse myelitis of the medulla and brain stem, Wilson says.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Eric Dane battled this disease before his death And ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rare degenerative disease that can impact the brain and spinal cord.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a nervous system disease that worsens over time and affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing the loss of muscle control.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Feb. 2026
The scan revealed severe inflammation of his spinal cord and abnormalities consistent with transverse myelitis of the medulla and brain stem, Wilson says.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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They have not been helped by knee problems for star sprinter Tim Merlier and a broken spinal vertebra for new signing Laurenz Rex.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Another was almost certainly beheaded; the first vertebra of their spine was cut and there was a big cut mark on their lower jaw.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Outhouse is one of three highly respected defensive backs at North Crowley.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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If people believe a technology is being built on their backs, the backlash that follows is difficult to reverse.—
Eric Schmidt,
Fortune,
6 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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