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Recent Examples of spinal cord
They will be used to treat individuals with spinal cord injuries and other muscular conditions.
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Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Greg has multiple scoliosis and a spinal cord injury that confines him to an electric wheelchair.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
The second patient is Wolfgang Jäger, a 54-year-old man from Austria, who has used a wheelchair since a spinal cord injury in 2006.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
This means treatments are designed to target various pain receptors beyond opioid receptors in the spinal cord.
—Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
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Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Greg has multiple scoliosis and a spinal cord injury that confines him to an electric wheelchair.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
The second patient is Wolfgang Jäger, a 54-year-old man from Austria, who has used a wheelchair since a spinal cord injury in 2006.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
This means treatments are designed to target various pain receptors beyond opioid receptors in the spinal cord.
—Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for spinal cord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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Meanwhile, Megan, who suffered multiple injuries, including a broken foot and vertebra, spent three weeks in the ICU and then was transferred to a rehab facility, according to the report.David Chiu, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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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.Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wear one at the top of your head to add volume around the face-framing pieces, and another at the back to style the rest.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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And, of course, the logos for Hurts and Barkley on the back.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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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
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Spinal Metastasis Sometimes, lung cancer spreads to the spinal column (known as spinal metastasis).Joy Emeh, Health, 3 July 2024
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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
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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 3 Jan. 2025.
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