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spine

noun as in backbone

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In hospital it was discovered he had tumours on his brain and spine and he remained there for five months for treatment, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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One shot from the second volley severed Carrillo’s spine, leaving him instantly paralyzed.

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Inserting any creature that could be thought of as cuddly into a universe whose antagonists have a yen for ripping the skulls and spines from their victims is, at best, a test of customer loyalty.

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Jacob Elordi’s yearning creature breaks spines and hearts in a violent, kinetic adaptation that co-stars Oscar Isaac, Christoph Waltz and Mia Goth.

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Among the various types of fractures caused by osteoporosis, compression fractures of the spine, known as osteoporotic vertebral fractures, are the most common.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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