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'''Spine''' or '''Spinal''' may refer to:
==Medicine==
*[[Vertebral column]], commonly known as the backbone
**[[Spinal anaesthesia]], a type of regional anaesthetic
**[[Lumbar puncture]], a colloquial term for which is a ''spinal tap''
**[[Spine (journal)|''Spine'' (journal)]], a bi-weekly peer-reviewed journal of spine surgery, published by Lippincott
**''[[The Spine Journal]]'', bi-monthly peeer-reviewed journal, published by Elsevier
**[[Spinal cord]], the bundle of nerve cells and nerve fibers within the vertebral column
*[[National Programme for IT#The Spine (including PDS & PSIS)|The Spine]], a set of national services used by the NHS Care Record Service (an electronic patient record system)
==Science==
*[[SPINE (molecular biology)]], an acronym for Strep-Protein INteraction Experiment, a method for the detection of protein protein interactions
*[[Spine (zoology)]], needle-like structures in animals
*[[Spine (botany)]], needle-like structures in plants
*[[Dendritic spine]], a specialized postsynaptic protrusion in dendrites implicated in learning and memory through synaptic plasticity
==Entertainment==
*''[[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)|Spinal (''Killer Instinct'')]], a fictional character from the video game ''Killer Instinct''
* Spine, a demon in ''[[Blood Beast]]'', 2007 book of the Demonata saga
==Other uses==
*[[Spine (archery)]], a measure of stiffness
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