Thesaurus results for VERTEBRA

vertebra

noun

Definition of vertebra

as in spinal cord

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Recent Examples of vertebra Hernandez-Mendoza was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fracture of the cervical vertebra and pelvic fractures. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 15 May 2026 Giuliani was previously hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire. — ABC News, 13 May 2026 In 2025 Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra, as well as cuts, bruising and injuries to his left arm and lower leg in a car crash in New Hampshire. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for vertebra

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Noun

In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Instead, eligibility extends to adults with spinal cord injuries at any level who can safely operate the controller and have no contraindications listed in the User Manual.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of spinal cord

Noun

Both the parabolic arc of a flying baseball and the parabolic arc at the tip of a cactus spine can be described using quadratic equations, but the two are fashioned by different forces.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Later still, BMPs help direct the migration of mature neurons in the developing spine.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of spine

Noun

Speaking of dominating running backs, Kenneth Walker III, who came over from the Seahawks after winning Super Bowl MVP, looked like the best offseason addition.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
On game days Araujo gets to the ballpark about 2½ hours before first pitch, pausing in the parking lot to pull on an Angels cap and jersey with his name on the back.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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