vertebra
nounDivide vertebra into syllables:
ver · te · bra
How to pronounce vertebra:
Definition of vertebra:
- vertebra (noun):
- one of the bony segments of the spinal column.
- one of the bony or cartilaginous segments composing the spinal column, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord
Synonyms for vertebra:
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