spine
Example Sentences
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“I have some tumors that press against my spine,” he says, “so I wouldn’t be able to eat anything, according to my doctors, if they didn’t take that pressure away.”
“Scoot your legs in, Jeff. Your slouching will curve your spine,” she said.
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Sometimes it’s a decision that is complicated and scary, like surgery for those big tonsils or scoliotic spine.
From MarketWatch
The new drug zorevunersen is administered into the spine via an infusion and works by managing the underlying cause in most cases - a faulty gene affecting the brain.
From BBC
Her words sent a shiver down my spine.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.