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ver·te·bra
(vûr′tə-brə)n. pl. ver·te·brae (-brā′, -brē′) or ver·te·bras
Any of the segments, composed of cartilage in cartilaginous fishes and of bone in other vertebrates, that form the spinal column.
[Middle English, from Latin, from vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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vertebra
(ˈvɜːtɪbrə)n, pl -brae (-briː) or -bras
(Anatomy) one of the bony segments of the spinal column
[C17: from Latin: joint of the spine, from vertere to turn]
ˈvertebral adj
ˈvertebrally adv
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ver•te•bra
(ˈvɜr tə brə)n., pl. -brae (-ˌbri, -ˌbreɪ) -bras.
any of the bones or segments of the spinal column, consisting in higher vertebrates of a cylindrical body with two projections, forming an arch surrounding the spinal cord. See also diag. at spinal column.
[1570–80; < Latin: (spinal) joint =verte(re) to turn (see verse) + -bra n. suffix]
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ver·te·bra
(vûr′tə-brə) Plural vertebrae (vûr′tə-brā′, vûr′tə-brē′) or vertebras
Any of the bones that make up the vertebral column. Each vertebra contains a hollow section through which the spinal cord passes. See more at skeleton.
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vertebra
A bone of the vertebral column.
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| Noun | 1. | vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column centrum - the main body of a vertebra apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra transverse process - one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs spinal column, spine, vertebral column, rachis, backbone, back - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" cervical vertebra, neck bone - one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra - one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra lumbar vertebra - one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae sacral vertebra - one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum caudal vertebra, coccygeal vertebra - one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx |
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vertebra
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vertebra
n pl <-e> → Rückenwirbel m
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vertebra
(ˈvəːtibrə) – plural ˈvertebrae (-briː) – noun any of the bones of the spine. She has a broken vertebra.
ˈvertebrate (-brət) noun, adjective (an animal) having a backbone. Insects are not vertebrates.
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ver·te·bra
n. vértebra, cada uno de los treinta y tres huesos que forman la columna vertebral;
cervical ___ → ___ cervical;
coccygeal ___ → ___ coccígea;
lumbar ___ → ___ lumbar;
sacral ___ → ___ sacra;
thoracic ___ → ___ torácica.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
vertebra
n (pl -brae) vértebraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.