spinal cord
noun
the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
spinal cords
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pluralof spinal cord.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Swiss researchers meanwhile have enabled several paralysed people to regain significant control of their body -- including walking again -- by implanting electrodes into their spinal cords.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
However, because the FDA mandates the removal of all tissues shown to carry the prions — such as brains and spinal cords — from poultry diets, the risk is reduced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
The team demonstrated the device in vivo, recording neural information from the brain and spinal cords of mice over the course of several months.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024
Each of the three men had damaged their spinal cords in motorcycle accidents and couldn’t move their legs.
From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 10, 2022
They had been behind German lines before many times—living like woods creatures, living from moment to moment in useful terror, thinking brainlessly with their spinal cords.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
