vertebra

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Recent Examples of vertebra Nix was listed on the Week 13 injury report with a back issue, which has since been diagnosed as a transverse process fracture — a break on the side of a vertebra in the spine. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Megan, who suffered multiple injuries, including a broken foot and vertebra, spent three weeks in the ICU and then was transferred to a rehab facility, according to the report. David Chiu, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Mangione was seemingly active in a subreddit community dedicated to discussions about spondylolisthesis, a condition where one of the bones in your spine, called a vertebra, slips forward. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 The backstrap is a super lean and tender strip of meat that runs along a deer’s spine, stretching from the shoulder blades to the last vertebra. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vertebra
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
Noun
  • Instead of a burst disc, the MRI revealed that Tyrion’s spinal cord was severely inflamed.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • Parasympathetic nerves emerge in the brain and brainstem, and sympathetic nerves arise from the spinal cord.
    Tony Sanchez, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Manipulating your neck too aggressively or frequently can also strain the muscles surrounding your cervical spine, which can lead to pain, stiffness, or muscle spasms in your neck.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 12 May 2025
  • The third passenger needed extensive physical therapy for damage done to his spine.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • But for the time being, the eyes of new running backs coach Eric Bieniemy, Johnson and Poles are mostly on Monangai.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • Perhaps anticipating the collision, video footage showed the goat leaping into the air and brushing Smith’s leg and back wheel.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 May 2025

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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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