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spine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, vertebral column |
| Type of | skeletal structure |
| Has types | chine, notochord |
| Derivation | spinal |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acantha, spur |
| Type of | projection |
| Derivation | spinous |
Examples of spine
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There's also the danger of scoliosis, a curvature of the spine and heart issues.
From the abcnews.go.com
Use mirrors to monitor the ball's position relative to your spine and your feet.
From the online.wsj.com
Norton ranked third nationally in the overall numbers of spine-fusion surgeries.
From the online.wsj.com
Lewis estimates two-thirds of his patients visit him for spine-related problems.
From the foxbusiness.com
A bus ride across the peninsula's rugged spine plunged me deep into their world.
From the guardian.co.uk
Over time, spinal fractures can cause loss of height and curvature of the spine.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They create a real spine now down the centre of the park, along with Mark Smith.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Fifty years later, Plante's credited more for his good sense than lack of spine.
From the time.com
It's in his bone marrow, and he has tumors on his hips, his spine and his skull.
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- Spinal column: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
- Spur: any sharply pointed projection
- A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- The part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
- A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
- Spinal anesthesia: anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
- In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column usually consisting of 33 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by spinal discs. It houses and protects the spinal cord in its spinal canal.
- An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.
- Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material. It usually involves attaching covers to the resulting text-block.
