vertebra

Noun

Meaning

One of the serial segments of the spinal column.

One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

eddy chine back marrowbone article core circle concentration detail beam bone framework clause convergence backbone
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Antonyms

surface outside whole border edge spirit
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Hypernyms

bone os

Hyponyms

cervical vertebra lumbar vertebra sacral vertebra coccygeal vertebra neck bone dorsal vertebra

Phrases with the word

c7 vertebra vertebra prominens vertebra dentata neck vertebra cervical vertebra plate spinal vertebra

Derivatives

vertebrae

Examples

A flash grenade also fractured a vertebra in a 33-year-old man’s lower back. Source: Internet

Cope believed that they belonged to an "agathaumid" ( ceratopsid ) dinosaur, and named them Manospondylus gigas, meaning "giant porous vertebra" in reference to the numerous openings for blood vessels he found in the bone. Source: Internet

Cervical vertebra of A. ajax (holotype, YPM 1860) in side and anterior view Like those of other sauropods, the neck vertebrae are deeply bifurcated; they carried neural spines with a large trough in the middle, resulting in a wide, deep neck. Source: Internet

Costal groove position The tenth rib attaches directly to the body of vertebra T10 instead of between vertebrae like the second through ninth ribs. Source: Internet

Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant was already defending the aircraft with an MP5 but was unable to move from his chair due to a crushed vertebra in his back and a compound fracture of his left femur. Source: Internet

Due to this direct attachment, vertebra T10 has a complete costal facet on its body. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vertaline vertax verteber vertebra dentata vertebra prominens vertebra sacralis