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Recent Examples of spinal cord
The biomarkers are measured using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the watery liquid that fills and surrounds the brain and spinal cord and provides nutrients, removes waste, and acts as a shock absorber for these delicate organs.
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New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
In a recent procedure, a 38-year-old spinal cord injury patient regained control of a prosthetic hand, performing tasks like unscrewing a bottle cap.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The World Health Organization estimates that there are over 15 million people living worldwide with some form of spinal cord injury.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2024
Physical activity, including walking, can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (affecting blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord) diseases, type 2 diabetes, cognitive impairment, and dementia.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 4 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
In a recent procedure, a 38-year-old spinal cord injury patient regained control of a prosthetic hand, performing tasks like unscrewing a bottle cap.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The World Health Organization estimates that there are over 15 million people living worldwide with some form of spinal cord injury.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2024
Physical activity, including walking, can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (affecting blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord) diseases, type 2 diabetes, cognitive impairment, and dementia.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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Nix was listed on the Week 13 injury report with a back issue, which has since been diagnosed as a transverse process fracture — a break on the side of a vertebra in the spine.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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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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Just ask these stars, all of whom struggled to produce against the All-Pro defensive back.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2025
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Photographer David Northall of the United Kingdom watched as the intrepid hunter grabbed the cape porcupine’s back right leg.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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 22 Jan. 2025.
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