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Recent Examples of spinal cord
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.
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The virus primarily affects the central nervous system, with inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 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
Dane, 52, has spoken candidly about his journey with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The virus primarily affects the central nervous system, with inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 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
Dane, 52, has spoken candidly about his journey with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 15 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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Following a 12-game non-conference slate, highlighted by home bouts with Utah State and Davidson, as well as road clashes with Virginia Tech and Appalachian State, the 49ers tip off what hopes to be a bounce-back year in conference play — starting on New Year’s Eve.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The building, adjacent to Medical Center East's south tower, used to be a dorm for students and housed a barber shop in the front and a deli in the back.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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