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is 'neurospine' a real word?

Posted By: skye on 2009-06-11
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Hi all,I have need of your wisdom today. I have run across a dictator using the word 'neurospine' As slang is disapproved of highly here, can anyone tell me if this is a real word or some abbreviation doctors use for convenience?

Thanks in advance,
Skye


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