Spine or spinal may refer to:

Science

Biology

Vertebral column The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordate ...

, also known as the backbone *

Dendritic spine A dendritic spine (or spine) is a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse. Dendritic spines serve as a storage site for synaptic strength and help transmit electrical s ...

, a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite * Thorns, spines, and prickles, needle-like structures in plants *

Spine (zoology) In a zoological context, spines are hard, needle-like anatomical structures found in both vertebrate and invertebrate species. The spines of most spiny mammals are modified hairs, with a spongy center covered in a thick, hard layer of keratin and ...

, needle-like structures in animals *

SPINE (molecular biology) SPINE stands for strep–protein interaction experiment. SPINE is a powerful tool to detect protein–protein interactions in vivo. The bait protein has to be expressed with a Strep-tag under the conditions when the potential interaction partners ar ...

(strep–protein interaction experiment), a method for the detection of protein interactions

Medicine

Spinal anaesthesia Spinal anaesthesia (or spinal anesthesia), also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, is a form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia involving the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subar ...

or "a spinal", an injection generally through a fine needle, usually long * The Spine, a set of national services within the UK

NHS Connecting for Health The NHS Connecting for Health (CFH) agency was part of the UK Department of Health and was formed on 1 April 2005, having replaced the former NHS Information Authority. It was part of the Department of Health Informatics Directorate, with the role ...

Arts, entertainment and media

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The Spine (album) ''The Spine'' is the tenth full-length studio album by They Might Be Giants. The album was released on July 5, 2004 in the UK, and July 13 in the US. The album was released alongside a companion EP, '' The Spine Surfs Alone''. It was preceded b ...

'', a 2004 ''They Might Be Giants'' album, including the songs "Spine" and "Spines" * ''Spine'' (1986 film), American film * ''The Spine'' (film), a 2009 animated short by Chris Landreth * ''The Spine'', a novel by

Ladislav Bublík Ladislav Bublík (Bzenec 14 May 1924 - Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the bo ...

Fictional entities

* Spinal (''Killer Instinct''), a fictional character from the video game ''Killer Instinct'' * Spine, a demon in '' Blood Beast'' (2007) book of the Demonata saga * The Spine, the fictional mountain chain which follows the west coast in ''

The Inheritance Cycle ''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his d ...

'' * The Spine, a singing automaton in the band Steam Powered Giraffe, portrayed by David Michael Bennett

Periodicals

* ''Spine'' (journal), a bi-weekly peer-reviewed journal of spine surgery, published by Lippincott * ''

The Spine Journal ''The Spine Journal'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research related to the spine. It is the official journal of the North American Spine Society. The journal was established in 2001 and is published by Elsevier. According to the ' ...

'', bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal, published by Elsevier

Other uses

Spine (bookbinding) Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of ''signatures'', sheets of paper folded together into sections that are bound, along one edge, with a thick needle and strong thread. Cheaper, b ...

, the closed edge of a book along which the pages are bound * Spine, a measure of stiffness of an arrow shaft in archery *

SPINE (software) SPINE is a free, open source content management system for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets. The system includes features like easy Web-based administration, full template support to separate style from content, common ...

, a web content management system