Spine

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Spine or Spinal may refer to:

[edit] Science and medicine

• Spine (botany), needle-like structure
• Spine (mammals), needle-like structure
• Vertebral column, spine in anatomy, the backbone
  • 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, cellular neuroanatomy

[edit] Other uses

• The Spine is a new NHS database for UK patient records
• The spine of a book (see bookbinding)
• in archery, the thickness of an arrow's shaft.
• A metaphorical use implying strength of will or moral fibre

[edit] Popular culture

• The Spine, a 2004 They Might Be Giants album, including the songs "Spine" and "Spines"
• Spinal Tap (band), a semi-fictional heavy metal band
• Spinal (Killer Instinct), a fictional character from the video game Killer Instinct
• Spine (Skeleton Krew), one of the player-characters in the Amiga computer game Skeleton Krew, by Core Design