Anatomy
vertebra Audio
ver·te·bra [ vur-tuh-bruh ]
Etymology:
Latin vertebra = a joint of the spine; from vertere = to turn
Definitions related to bone structure of spine:
  • (vertebra) One of the bones that make up the vertebral column.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (vertebra) Any of thirty-three ring-shaped structures that form the vertebral column which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. Each vertebra consists of a bony body with its superior and inferior articular surfaces covered by hyaline cartilage. The body includes the centrum anteriorly and vertebral arch posteriorly. The articular surfaces of the vertebrae are connected by a fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disc.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (vertebra) Irregular bone that articulates with other vertebrae, or with one other vertebra and the skull or the sacrum
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (vertebra) One of the cylindrical bones that form the spine (plural vertebrae).
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (vertebral) Of or relating to or constituting vertebrae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (vertebral bone) Any of the small bones that comprise the vertebral column. Their inner part consists of cancellous bone covered by cortical bone in the surface.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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