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vertebra
[ vur-tuh-bruh ]
noun
- any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes.
vertebra
/ ˈɜːɪə /
noun
- one of the bony segments of the spinal column
vertebra
/ û′ə-ə /
, Plural vertebrae û′ə-′,-ŧ′
- Any of the bones that make up the vertebral column. Each vertebra contains an arched, hollow section through which the spinal cord passes. In humans, the vertebrae are divided into cervical, thoracic, and lumbar sections, and the sacrum and coccyx are both made up of a series of fused vertebrae. The vertebrae are separated by cartilaginous intervertebral disks.
- See more at skeleton
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
- ˈٱ, adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of vertebra1
Example Sentences
The civil suit claims Paredes suffered several bruises and broken bones, including a broken hyoid bone, which is in the front of the neck, and a partially crushed vertebra.
A couple of years later he was back in the hospital after a baserunner, trying to hurdle Banister on a play at the plate, instead kneed the catcher in the head, breaking three vertebrae.
Sarah was left with life-threatening injuries and fractures to two of her spinal vertebrae.
"There was evidence of cut marks on the neck vertebrae," she said.
He later pulled out of the theatre's run to recover from breaking his wrist and chipping one of his vertebrae, and said in September he was taking the rest of the year off.
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