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Vertebra

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spinenoun(anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
spondylenoun(archaic, anatomy) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
parasnounA surname.
paragraphsnounA passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
spinal segment
vertebral body
centrumnounA centre.
backbonenoun(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
atlasnounA bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
thoracic vertebranoun(anatomy) Any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine.
axisnoun(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
dorsal vertebranounone of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
cervical vertebranoun(anatomy) Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.
lumbar vertebranoun(anatomy) Any of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine.
sacral vertebranoun(anatomy) Any of the five vertebra that are fused to form the sacrum.
coccygeal vertebranounAny of the four vertebrae that are found in the human coccyx.
prevertebranounAny of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
protovertebranoun(obsolete, anatomy) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.
vertebral archnoun(anatomy) The posterior part of a vertebra.
ridgebonenoun(anatomy, rare, also figuratively) The backbone or spine.

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