vertebra (redirected from cranial vertebra)

ver·te·bra  (vûrt-br)

n. pl. ver·te·brae (-br, -br) or ver·te·bras

Any of the bones or cartilaginous segments forming the spinal column.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vertebra [ver-tib-bra, -bree]

Noun

pl -brae one of the bony segments of the spinal column [Latin]

vertebral adj

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vertebra  (vûrt-br)

Plural vertebrae (vûrt-br, -br) or vertebras

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.

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

Translations

vertebra [pl vertebrae] [ˈvəːtɪbrə, briː] n → vértebra

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vertebra [vertebrae , pl ] [ˈvəːtɪbrə, -briː] n → vertèbre f

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vertebra [ˈvəːtɪbrə] [vertebrae , pl ] n → Rückenwirbel m

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vertebra [pl vertebrae] [ˈvəːtɪbrə, -briː] n → vertebra