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Neuroinflammation Neuroinflammation refers to persistent, low-grade inflammation within the brain and spinal cord.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Meningitis is inflammation of membranes called meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
The former is caused by bacteria that infects the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord, which can lead to inflammation.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Dane was diagnosed last April with ALS, a disease that attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord, stealing a person's ability to walk, breathe and often speak.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Meningitis is inflammation of membranes called meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
The former is caused by bacteria that infects the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord, which can lead to inflammation.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Dane was diagnosed last April with ALS, a disease that attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord, stealing a person's ability to walk, breathe and often speak.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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What One Bone Revealed Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the vertebra, which was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit near Tainan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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After playing on the junior varsity team as a freshman, Matusak missed his sophomore season with a contusion on a vertebra in his lower back.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Longhorns again came within striking distance of the lead when Justice Carlton made a put-back jumper and was fouled by Betts for a three-point play opportunity.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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One night, at a house party, John and I ended up in the back yard, drinking beer.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The effect can ripple from your knees to your hips and up your spinal column.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Williams then threw Azari into the arm of a couch, causing the infant to bounce and perhaps hit his head on the wall, and causing what a pathologist concluded were injuries consistent with the profound brain bleeding and spinal column fracture the physician found in an autopsy.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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The remains included parts of the lower jaw, vertebral column, and pelvic girdle.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Nov. 2025
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Although many of its bones were unearthed from the Morrison Formation in Colorado in 2021-2022, its skull and parts of its vertebral column were missing, leaving scientists unsure of its precise length.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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