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Definition of postvertebral - 5 dictionary results

ver⋅te⋅bral

  [vur-tuh-bruhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a vertebra or the vertebrae; spinal.
2. resembling a vertebra.
3. composed of or having vertebrae.
Origin:
1675–85; vertebr(a) + -al 1

Related forms:
ver⋅te⋅bral⋅ly, adverb
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post·ver·te·bral   (pōst-vûr'tə-brəl, pōst'vər-tē'-)   
adj.  Situated behind the vertebrae: postvertebral muscles.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2vertebral
Function: noun
: a vertebral part or element (as an artery)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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postvertebral post·ver·te·bral (pōst-vûr'tə-brəl, pōst'vər-tē'-)
adj.
Situated behind the vertebrae.

vertebral ver·te·bral (vûr'tə-brəl, vər-tē'brəl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a vertebra.

  2. Having or consisting of vertebrae.

  3. Having a spinal column.

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