vertebra

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.

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[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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 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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Translations

فَقْرَه

obratel

ryghvirvel

Wirbel

σπόνδυλος

nikama

vertèbre

csigolyahátcsigolya

hryggjarliîur

vertebra

vertebra

stuburinisstuburo slankstelis

skriemelis

ryggvirvel

kręg

vertebra

stavec

vretence

omur

椎骨

vertebra

[ˈvɜːtɪbrə] N (vertebras or vertebrae (pl)) [ˈvɜːtɪbriː] → vértebra f

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vertebra

[ˈvɜː^rtɪbrə] [vertebrae] [ˈvɜː^rtɪbreɪ] (pl) n → vertèbre f

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vertebra

n pl <-e> → Rückenwirbel m

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vertebra

[ˈvɜːtɪbrə] n (vertebrae (pl)) [ˈvɜːtibriː] → vertebra

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vertebra

(ˈvəːtibrə) – plural ˈvertebrae (-briː) – noun

any of the bones of the spine. She has a broken vertebra. ruggraat فَقْرَه гръбначен прешлен vértebra obratel der Wirbel ryghvirvel σπόνδυλοςvértebra selgroolüli مهره selkänikama vertèbreחוליה रीढ़ की कोई हड्डी, कशेरूका kralježak (hát)csigolya tulang punggung hryggjarliður vertebra せきつい 척추골 stuburo slankstelis (mugurkaula) skriemelis vertebra; tulang belakang ruggenwervelryggvirvelkręgvértebra vertebră позвонок stavec vretence pršljen ryggkota กระดูกสันหลัง omur 椎骨 хребець ريڑھ کي ہڈي xương sống, cột sống 椎骨

ˈvertebrate (-brət) noun, adjective

(an animal) having a backbone. Insects are not vertebrates. met ruggraat فَقْري гръбначен vertebrado obratlovec das Wirbeltier, Wirbel-... hvirveldyr σπονδυλωτόvertebrado selgrooline دارای ستون فقرات selkärankainen vertébré בַּעַל חוּלִיוֹת कशेरूकी kralježnjak gerinces vertebrata hryggdÿr vertebrato せきつい動物(の) 척주(脊柱)가 있는 stuburinis (gyvūnas) mugurkaulnieks vertebrat; bertulang belakang gewerveldvirveldyr kręgowiec, kręgowyvertebrado vertebrat позвоночное stavovec vretenčar kičmenjak ryggradsdjur สัตว์ที่มีกระดูกสันหลัง omurgalı 脊椎動物 хребетна тварина; хребетний ريڑھ کي ہڈي والے جانور có xương sống 脊椎动物

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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.

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vertebra

n (pl -brae) vértebra

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