vertebrae
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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
A couple of these vertebrae have now turned up, having apparently sat on a shelf unrecognized for decades.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
FARGO, N.D.—Oak Reile was delivering a pallet of washer fluid, cigarettes and candy to a local convenience store in 2020 when he slipped and fell, breaking two vertebrae and paralyzing him from the armpits down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
It is protected by a flexible backbone of separate vertebrae.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
