vertebra

(vʉrtə brə)

noun pl. vertebrae or vertebras

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

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

See vertebra in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ver·te·brae (-brāˌ, -brēˌ) or ver·te·bras
Any of the bones or cartilaginous segments forming the spinal column.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , from vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots

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