spinal cord

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Recent Examples of spinal cord Loss of Balance Loss of balance can be another sign of metastatic breast cancer to the brain or spinal cord. Julie Scott, Msn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 Wong, 50, was born with spinal muscular atrophy, where nerves in the brain and spinal cord break down, causing progressive weakness and atrophy in the muscles. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024 Advertisement In serious cases, the virus can cause inflammation of the brain or spinal cord, leading to permanent neurological damage or death. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 The needles will prompt your nerves to send pain-relieving and mood-regulating messages to the brain and spinal cord. Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spinal cord 
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Noun
  • Between each vertebra is a disc that provides cushioning between the bones.
    Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Fit starts with torso length, which is typically measured from your C7 vertebra at the base of your neck to the iliac crest at your hips.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Good rattling/grunting setup: Wind in your face and rock bluff or stream at your back.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The missing back page was discovered early Tuesday morning when the packs of sealed ballots were opened for the first time at the polling places, St. Clair County Probate Judge Andrew Weathington told AP.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The populist and segregationist Democrat who famously blocked Black students from entering the University of Alabama wasn’t killed in the attack but ended up paralyzed from the waist down; one of the bullets had lodged in his spinal column, his presidential campaign cut short.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2024
  • Spinal Metastasis Sometimes, lung cancer spreads to the spinal column (known as spinal metastasis).
    Joy Emeh, Health, 3 July 2024
Noun
  • When bending to lift from the floor, force is exerted by the lower back muscles and the vertebral column is the pivot point.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2024
  • The researchers dug up a partial vertebral column, composed of 27 vertebrae in total, from a mine in the Kutch District in Gujarat State on India’s western coast.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024

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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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