VERTEBRAL COLUMNS Synonyms: 8 Similar Words

vertebral columns

noun

plural of vertebral column

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a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal carefully reconstructed the vertebral column of the dinosaur

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The Food and Drug Administration has again paused trials for Regenxbio’s gene therapy for a rare childhood brain disorder, after small masses were found on the spines of five patients, the company said Monday.

— Jason Mast, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026
Four patients getting routine joint replacement surgeries at a hospital in Nashville allegedly had the wrong drug injected into their spines, leaving at least one woman paralyzed, according to her family.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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