spinal cord

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Recent Examples of spinal cord But in 2021, just months after the transplant, DeSean was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a rare autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and causes inflammation in the nerves of the eye and the spinal cord. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024 The spread of cancer into the spine can compress the spinal cord and other nerves, leading to symptoms such as weakness, numbness, or tingling. Julie Scott, Msn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 The actress was diagnosed in 2021 with the autoimmune disease that can affect the brain and spinal cord. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024 Healthcare providers like a cardiologist (a doctor specializing in heart conditions) and a neurologist (a doctor specializing in the brain and spinal cord) will need to complete the diagnosis and start treatment as soon as the event happens. Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spinal cord 
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Noun
  • Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which a vertebra in the spine slips out of alignment and puts pressure on the vertebrae below it, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Spondylolisthesis is when one of the bones in your spine, called a vertebra, slips forward.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Pimples that pop up on your back, shoulders, chest, and butt are no match for these picks.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
  • An officer first shocked Johnson in his chest, then a second time in his back.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 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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