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vertebra


Definition: Meaning of, vertebra in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈvəːtɪbrə /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
vertebra vertebrae
[countable]
  1. one of the small hollow bones down the centre of your back
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vertebra used in phrases

  • atlas vertebra (noun)
    1. the 1st cervical vertebra
  • axis vertebra (noun)
    1. the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
  • caudal vertebra (noun)
    1. one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx
  • cervical vertebra (noun)
    1. one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
  • coccygeal vertebra (noun)
    1. one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx
  • dorsal vertebra (noun)
    1. 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 (noun)
    1. one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
  • sacral vertebra (noun)
    1. one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum
  • thoracic vertebra (noun)
    1. one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
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