vertebrae
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The researchers examined 27 fossilized vertebrae, the individual bones that make up a snake's backbone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Losing weight, whether through diet and exercise or taking a GLP-1 medication, reduces the pressure on spinal discs and vertebrae and the hinge of the knee.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
When Fiona Gill was struck by a van she was left with a shattered pelvis, two broken vertebrae and a broken leg.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
For his part, the unnamed 17-year-old said in a since-deleted social media post that he suffered six fractured vertebrae and a badly bruised tailbone and needed nine stitches in his foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
I had drawn its body inside and out—the vertebrae like cartilaginous Legos, the placement of the organs, the fins, and the industrial hinges of the jaw.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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