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tə noun, plural ver·te·brae [-bree, -brey] , ver·te·bras. Anatomy, Zoology.
[-bree, -brey] , ver·te·bras. Anatomy, Zoology. any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin: (spinal) joint, equivalent to verte(re) to turn (see verse) + -bra noun suffix
1570–80; < Latin: (spinal) joint, equivalent to verte(re) to turn (see verse) + -bra noun suffix
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| —n , pl -brae, -bras | |
| one of the bony segments of the spinal column | |
| [C17: from Latin: joint of the spine, from vertere to turn] | |
| 'vertebral | |
| —adj | |
| 'vertebrally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
vertebra
1610s, from L. vertebra "joint or articulation of the body, joint of the spine" (pl. vertebræ), perhaps from vertere "to turn" (see versus) + instrum. suffix -bra. The notion is of the spine as the "hinge" of the body.
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Medical Dictionary
vertebra ver·te·bra (vûr'tə-brə)
n. pl. ver·te·bras or ver·te·brae (-brā', -brē')
Any of the bones or cartilaginous segments of the spinal column, usually 33 in number.
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Science Dictionary
| vertebra (vûr'tə-brə) Pronunciation Key
Plural vertebrae (vûr'tə-brā', -brē') 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. |
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Example sentences
The junction between the body of the sternum and the xiphoid process is on the level of the tenth thoracic vertebra.
At the end of the animal's tail, a series of plates were fused together and held aloft by tail vertebra fused together.
At birth the vertebra consists of three pieces, the body and the halves of the vertebral arch.
By six days, only an occasional vertebra or hind leg remains within the snake's stomach.
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