spinal cord

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Recent Examples of spinal cord Most infections were found in the bloodstream, but there has also been an increase in cases involving cerebrospinal fluid (the liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord), as well as soft tissue and bone infections. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 Normand Meunier, from Quebec, was working as a truck driver before a spinal cord injury in 2022 left his arms and legs paralyzed. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 May 2025 Three months ago, my son, 22, had a spinal cord injury and is now paraplegic. R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025 Clinical services will include physical and occupational therapies, speech pathology services and specialized programs dedicated to neurological, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and amputation rehabilitation. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spinal cord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
Noun
  • Unable to rise to his feet himself, he was later diagnosed with a stable fracture of his T11 vertebra.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • According to the church, Pastor Edwards suffered fractures to his sternum, clavicle and a vertebra in his back.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His muscles shrunk after the ejections, and will calcify, leading to muscle knotting in his back.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 May 2025
  • The victim suffered four wounds to his chest, one wound to his head and one wound to his back and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal column.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
  • In the embryo, pigment-producing cells emerge at the point where the spinal column will later develop.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The vertebral column comprises individual vertebral bones with spinal discs between each bone.
    Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025

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