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
It is protected by a flexible backbone of separate vertebrae.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
