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 the ring-shaped bony structures that constitute the spinal column and surround the spinal cord.
    NCI Thesaurus
    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 Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (vertebral bone) One of twenty-four bones that make up the vertebral column.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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