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How to pronounce spinal in American English

“spinal” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to spinal the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“spinal” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. He endured three spinal surgeries.

    The Obama White House

  2. Ommaya reservoir to doing lumbar punctures or spinal taps, both to collect spinal fluid and deliver

    NIH

  3. ADEM, or even anterior spinal strokes.

    CDC

Words that sound like “spinal”

Words one sound away from spinal — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Why real speech

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