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vertebra definition

ver·te·bra (vʉr′tə brə)

noun pl. vertebrae -·brae′ (-brē′, -brā′) or vertebras -·bras

any of the single bones or segments of the spinal column, articulating in the higher vertebrates with those adjacent to it by means of elastic fibrous disks

Etymology: L, a joint, vertebra < vertere, to turn: see verse

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vertebra Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fracture: Karl Muggeridge, who fell this morning, has fractured the 12th vertebra and the second lumbar.

Noun used with modifier

  • atlas: The atlas vertebra meets with the occipital condyles which flank the foramen magnum in the basilar part of the occipital bone of the skull.

Adjective modifier

  • cervical: The Chi Machine can adjust the whole spine all the way up to the cervical vertebra.

Preposition: in

  • spine: It is the only vertebra in the spine which has no vertebral body.
  • neck: C followed by a number from 1 to 7 will refer to the vertebrae in the neck.
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