centrum

cen·trum

 (sĕn′trəm)

n. pl. cen·trums or cen·tra (-trə)

The major part of a vertebra, exclusive of the bases of the neural arch.

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[Latin, center; see center.]

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centrum

(ˈsɛntrəm)

n, pl -trums or -tra (-trə)

(Zoology) the main part or body of a vertebra

[C19: from Latin: centre]

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cen•trum

(ˈsɛn trəm)

n., pl. -trums, -tra (-trə).

1. a center.

2. the body of a vertebra, the part cushioned by the spinal disk.

[1850–55; < Latin; see center]

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centrum - the main body of a vertebra bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column haemal arch, hemal arch - a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels neural arch, vertebral arch - a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

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