Spine or spinal may refer to:
Science
Biology
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Vertebral column, also known as the backbone
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Dendritic spine, a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite
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Thorns, spines, and prickles
In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called ''spinose teeth'' or ''spinose apical processes''), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems or buds with sharp, st ...
, needle-like structures in plants
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Spine (zoology), needle-like structures in animals
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SPINE (molecular biology) (strep–protein interaction experiment), a method for the detection of protein interactions
Medicine
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Spinal anaesthesia 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
Arts, entertainment and media
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The Spine (album)'', a 2004 ''They Might Be Giants'' album, including the songs "Spine" and "Spines"
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''Spine'' (1986 film), American film
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''The Spine'' (film), a 2009 animated short by Chris Landreth
* ''The Spine'', a novel by
Ladislav Bublík
Fictional entities
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Spinal (''Killer Instinct''), a fictional character from the video game ''Killer Instinct''
* Spine, a demon in ''
Blood Beast
''Blood Beast'' is the fifth book in Darren Shan's ''The Demonata'' series and was released 4 June 2007. It is narrated by Grubbs Grady, the narrator of ''Lord Loss'' and ''Slawter''. The plot is part of a two-part story, which continues in book ...
'' (2007) book of the Demonata saga
* The Spine, the fictional mountain chain which follows the west coast in ''
The Inheritance Cycle''
* The Spine, a singing automaton in the band
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steam Powered Giraffe is an American musical project formed in San Diego in 2008, self-described as "a musical act that combines robot pantomime, puppetry, ballet, comedy, projections, and music". Created and led by twins David Michael Bennett an ...
, portrayed by David Michael Bennett
Periodicals
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''Spine'' (journal), a bi-weekly peer-reviewed journal of spine surgery, published by Lippincott
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The Spine Journal'', bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal, published by Elsevier
Other uses
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Spine (bookbinding), the closed edge of a book along which the pages are bound
* Spine, a measure of stiffness of an
arrow shaft in archery
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SPINE (software), a web content management system
See also
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Anterior inferior iliac spine
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...
(AIIS), anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), posterior inferior iliac spine, and posterior superior iliac spine
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Ischial spine, part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis
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Mental spine, on the mandible
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Anterior nasal spine, a bony projection in the skull
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Posterior nasal spine, for the attachment of the musculus uvulae
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Spine of scapula
The spine of the scapula or scapular spine is a prominent plate of bone, which crosses obliquely the medial four-fifths of the scapula at its upper part, and separates the Supraspinatous fossa, supra- from the infraspinatous fossa.
Structure
It b ...
, a prominent plate of bone
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Spine of sphenoid bone (spina angularis) and ethmoidal spine
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