vertebral
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ver·te·bral·ly, adverb
non·ver·te·bral, adjective
post·ver·te·bral, adjective
pre·ver·te·bral, adjective
sub·ver·te·bral, adjective
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World English Dictionary
vertebra (ˈvɜːtɪbrə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Medical Dictionary
vertebral ver·te·bral (vûr'tə-brəl, vər-tē'brəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of a vertebra.
Having or consisting of vertebrae.
Having a spinal column.
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Example sentences
He was now paying the price for his calcium deficiency with multiple vertebral compression fractures.
The plexus on the vertebral artery is continued on to the basilar, posterior cerebral, and cerebellar arteries.
In severe cases of lateral curvature of the vertebral column the thorax becomes much distorted.
Ears, skulls and vertebral columns all underwent changes too.
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