as in spine
a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal
a diagram of the spinal column
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The theory, laid out in a study published February 27 in the journal Scientific Reports, is based on examinations of tiny shards found in 2020 inside the skull and spinal column of an individual at Herculaneum–a small port town with a population of around 5,000 people at the time.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
The only tethers holding his head to his body were his neck muscles and spinal column, which came under enormous stress.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
Arceneaux experienced headaches, nasal congestion, and intense back pain as her spinal column stretched in microgravity.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Wright followed all of the rules hoping to play for years to come, yet couldn’t control the narrowing of his spinal column.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
The only tethers holding his head to his body were his neck muscles and spinal column, which came under enormous stress.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
Arceneaux experienced headaches, nasal congestion, and intense back pain as her spinal column stretched in microgravity.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Wright followed all of the rules hoping to play for years to come, yet couldn’t control the narrowing of his spinal column.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spinal column
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“Spinal column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20column. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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