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Spin Dribble: A change-of-direction move in which the dribbler's body is always kept between the ball and the defender.

Reverse Dribble: A dribble move used to change directions. Also called a spin dribble.

Spinal Cord: A cylinder of nerve tissue extending from the brain stem; receives sensory information and sends output motor signals; with the brain, forms the central nervous system. Nerve cell collection . . . View Full Definition

Spinal Release: Spinal release allows therapists to correct distortions of the central nervous system and restore the body’s center of gravity. The therapist works with techniques that address the eight mus . . . View Full Definition

Spindle: A rotating device widely used in machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses and so forth, to hold the cutting tools or the work and to give them their rotation.

Spindle Apparatus: Microtubule construction that aligns and segregates chromosomes during eukaryotic cell division.

Spina Bifida: A congenital condition that results from altered fetal development of the spinal cord, part of the neural plate fails to join together and bone and muscle are unable to grow over this open section.

Spin-Off: In a spin-off, a company sets up one of its existing subsidiaries or divisions as a separate company. Shareholders of the parent company receive stock in the new company based on an evaluati . . . View Full Definition

Spin Move: In a spin move, the ballhandler spins his/her body to change the direction and put his body between the ball and the defender. The spin move can be used while dribbling (when it is also call . . . View Full Definition

Spin Out: Usually thought of as the leading side of the body (left side for a right-handed player), especially the pelvic girdle, turning too early in the sequence of the swing (many times before the . . . View Full Definition