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Recent Examples of spinal cords
In a new study, the team grew miniature human spinal cords from induced pluripotent stem cells and then deliberately injured them to replicate key features of traumatic spinal cord damage.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cords
backs
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An exceptional head coach and an exciting quarterback, with the wind at their backs, racing toward a relatively breezy schedule?—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Rogers was banged up in the spring, like most of the other running backs.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Spinal cords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cords. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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