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Recent Examples of spinal cord
Instead of a burst disc, the MRI revealed that Tyrion’s spinal cord was severely inflamed.
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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
Opioids like tramadol, oxycodone, morphine, and buprenorphine bind to pain receptors in the brain and spinal cord to block pain signals and provide pain relief.
—New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2025
According to the National Institutes of Health, ALS progressively degrades, then kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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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
Opioids like tramadol, oxycodone, morphine, and buprenorphine bind to pain receptors in the brain and spinal cord to block pain signals and provide pain relief.
—New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2025
According to the National Institutes of Health, ALS progressively degrades, then kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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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
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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
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His muscles shrunk after the ejections, and will calcify, leading to muscle knotting in his back.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
24 May 2025
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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
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Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal column.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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In the embryo, pigment-producing cells emerge at the point where the spinal column will later develop.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 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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The vertebral column comprises individual vertebral bones with spinal discs between each bone.—
Jennifer Steinhoff,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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