Synonyms for spinal cord
spinal cord

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1. spinal cordnoun

   Synonyms:
   spinal marrow, medulla spinalis

2. spinal cordnoun

   A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.

   Synonyms:
   medulla spinalis, spinal marrow

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1. spinal cord, medulla spinalisnoun

   a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

   Synonyms:
   medulla spinalis

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1. • Funiculus
   • Neural Structure

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1. spinal cord

   Synonyms:
   myelon, myel

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1. Miguel Nicolelis:

   What we didn't expect and what we observed is that some of these patients regained voluntary control of muscles in the legs below the level of the lesion and regained sensitivity below the level of the spinal cord injury.

2. Albert Einstein:

   He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

3. Alberto Esquenazi:

   Individuals who have spinal cord injuries not only lose motor control but also the ability to move their joints … they have no idea where their legs are in relation to space.

4. Anthony Fauci:

   There are only individual case reports of significant neurological damage to people not just the fetuses but an adult that would get infected. Things that they call meningoencephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain and the covering around the brain, spinal cord damage due to what we call myelitis, so far they look unusual, but at least we've seen them and that's concerning.

5. Paul Doyle:

   We were very close to losing him at one stage, but thankfully the MRI came back with no broken neck and the spinal cord remained intact.