spinal cord
nounDefinition of spinal cord
: the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along the back in the spinal canal, gives off the pairs of spinal nerves, carries impulses to and from the brain, and serves as a center for initiating and coordinating many reflex acts — see brain illustration
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The 54,000-square-foot, 40-bed facility is expected to open in the second quarter of next year and provide care for patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation and other conditions. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, "Sanders Trust building $23 million Iowa rehab hospital," 21 Aug. 2019 Presented by Backbones, a local nonprofit serving people with spinal cord injuries, the ReelAbilities Film Festival is in its third year in Chicago. — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, "Reel Abilities Film Festival: Diversity includes disability too," 8 Aug. 2019 One is an immune therapy for non small cell lung cancer, another for dry macular degeneration, and another for spinal cord injury. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad gains biotech that has three cell therapies in human testing," 31 July 2019 Shorebreaks can cause spinal cord injuries, which most often occur when a person dives headfirst into water and encounters a shorebreak or is tumbled underwater by the force of the waves. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "A Father of Six Was Killed By a Wave at a North Carolina Beach. Here’s How That Can Happen," 22 July 2019 Neuralink does have a proposal for a study, focusing on patients who suffer paralysis of all four limbs because of a spinal cord injury. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Elon Musk Wants to Upgrade Our Brains to Compete With AI," 17 July 2019 The use of olfactory cells appears to be a relatively novel application for spinal cord injuries. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "A gruesome case study points to the hazards of stem cell tourism," 10 July 2019 Nerve transfers cannot be used to restore function in the legs of people with spinal cord injuries because the donor nerves need to be close to reactivate the muscle, van Zyl said. — Katie Hunt, CNN, "Paralyzed man regains use of hands thanks to innovative nerve surgery," 4 July 2019 And five years since a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed from the waist down. — Editors, USA TODAY, "9/11 first responder laid to rest, holiday travel, World Cup action: 5 things to know Wednesday," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spinal cord.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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