as in spine
a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal
a diagram of the spinal column
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Arceneaux experienced headaches, nasal congestion, and intense back pain as her spinal column stretched in microgravity.
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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
Then, a thin needle or piece of wire is inserted into the spinal column to prevent any further muscle movement.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The defendant dismissed was Lyndsey Emery, a former pathologist with the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office who was asked in 2019 to examine a section of Greenberg’s preserved spinal column.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
Then, a thin needle or piece of wire is inserted into the spinal column to prevent any further muscle movement.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The defendant dismissed was Lyndsey Emery, a former pathologist with the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office who was asked in 2019 to examine a section of Greenberg’s preserved spinal column.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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 31 Mar. 2025.
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