Spine
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Spine or Spinal may refer to:
- backbone, Vertebral column in anatomy (pretects the spinal cord)
- Spinal cord, the bundle of nerve cells and nerve fibers within the vertebral column
- Spine (botany), needle-like structures in plants
- Spine (mathematics), a codimension one structure associated to a compact manifold obtained by collapsing said manifold with one point removed
- Spine (zoology), needle-like structures in animals
- Spinal anaesthesia, a type of regional anaesthetic
- Lumbar puncture, a colloquial term for which is a spinal tap
- Spine (Journal), a bi-weekly peer review journal of spine surgery
- Dendritic spine, a specialized postsynaptic protrusion in dendrites implicated in learning and memory through synaptic plasticity
- Spine (book), the bound edge of a book
- The Spine, a set of national services used by the NHS Care Record Service (an electronic patient record system)
- Courage, "having a spine"
- Spine (archery), a measure of stiffness
- The Spine, a 2004 They Might Be Giants album, including the songs "Spine" and "Spines"
- Spinal Tap (band), a semi-fictional heavy metal band
- The Spines , a real live band from Wellington, New Zealand. Led by singer/songwriter Jon Mc Leary.
- Spinal (Killer Instinct), a fictional character from the video game Killer Instinct
- Spine a demon in Blood Beast of the Demonata saga