spinal cord

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Recent Examples of spinal cord According to a GoFundMe page set up in her name, Phelan was eventually diagnosed with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor that was categorized as a glioma — a growth of cells that starts in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 May 2025 In parts of the nervous system crucial for pain processing like the spinal cord and amygdala, GluD1 may shape how people experience pain physically and emotionally. Siddhesh Sabnis, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 According to Laker, the vertebral artery is a blood vessel that runs through the bones in your neck that feeds your brain stem and part of your spinal cord. Julia Ries, Outside Online, 20 June 2025 Nervous System Is Protected Garlic protects the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for spinal cord
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Noun
  • The vertebra was located in a layer of rock created during the Late Cretaceous, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • The 29-year-old suffered a concussion and his own fractured vertebra, though less serious than Landa’s injury.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • In addition, some vehicles only have to display a back plate, like historic vehicles and motorcycles.
    Eleanor Nash July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
  • For a sheriff who frequently talks about demanding accountability, Tony’s threat to turn his back on a city of 87,000 residents is exactly the kind of talk lawbreakers want to hear.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Felines have a much more elastic spinal column than humans and many other animals.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
  • Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal column.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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