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Mangione was seemingly active in a subreddit community dedicated to discussions about spondylolisthesis, a condition where one of the bones in your spine, called a vertebra, slips forward.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The backstrap is a super lean and tender strip of meat that runs along a deer’s spine, stretching from the shoulder blades to the last vertebra.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
The backstrap is a super lean and tender strip of meat that runs along a deer’s spine, stretching from the shoulder blades to the last vertebra.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
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The future of spinal cord injury treatment isn't just being written—we're opening doors (and jars) to new possibilities.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Insurers frequently limit such sessions to as few as 20 a year, a KFF Health News examination finds, even for people with severe damage such as spinal cord injuries and strokes, who may need months of treatment, multiple times a week.—
Jordan Rau,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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For him, the worst parts of his treatment from 2022 to 2023 were the monthly visits for a lumbar puncture, when the medical team would insert a needle into his back to collect cerebrospinal fluid and administer a chemotherapy treatment directly into his spine.—
Amy Bizzarri,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Both men were transported to the hospital and survived the attack, though as of April 2019, Lathan remained in a wheelchair with a bullet lodged in his spine.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic reported in July that there was a feeling among coaching staff that there could be less reliability at the back this campaign, with the expectation of conceding 10 to 15 more goals but the hope, with Mbappe, of increasing the goalscoring significantly.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The etchings reflect the 13-month lunar calendars the tribes used, with a different design on each of the 13 scales on a snapping turtle’s back.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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