vertebra
nounHow many syllables in vertebra?
There are 3 syllables in the word vertebra.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:
apophysis
back
backbone
bone
caudal vertebra
centrum
cervical vertebra
coccygeal vertebra
dorsal vertebra
lumbar vertebra
neck bone
rachis
sacral vertebra
spinal column
spinal cord
spine
thoracic vertebra
transverse process
vertebral column
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