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 Definitions of vertebra  [ˌbri, -ˌbreɪ]  

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Definition of 'vertebra' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) vertebra
any of the bones or segments of the spinal column, consisting in higher vertebrates of a cylindrical body with two projections, forming an arch surrounding the spinal cord.

Etymology:  (1570–80; < L: (spinal) joint =verte(re) to turn (see verse ) +-bra n. suffix)

Definition of 'vertebra' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) vertebra
one of the bony segments of the spinal column


Definition of 'vertebra' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) vertebra
one of the serial segments of the spinal column

2. (noun) vertebra
one of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran


Translation of 'vertebra' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: any of the bones of the spine
She has a broken vertebra.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ruggraat Arabic flag Arabic: فَقْرَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гръбначен прешлен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vértebra Czech flag Czech: obratel German flag German: der Wirbel
Danish flag Danish: ryghvirvel Greek flag Greek: σπόνδυλος Spanish flag Spanish: vértebra
Estonian flag Estonian: selgroolüli Farsi flag Farsi: مهره Finnish flag Finnish: selkänikama
French flag French: vertèbre Hebrew flag Hebrew: חוּלִיָה Hindi flag Hindi: रीढ़ की कोई हड्डी, कशेरूक
Croatian flag Croatian: kralježak Hungarian flag Hungarian: (hát)csigolya Indonesian flag Indonesian: tulang punggung
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hryggjarliður Italian flag Italian: vertebra Japanese flag Japanese: せきつい
Korean flag Korean: 척추골 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: stuburo slankstelis Latvian flag Latvian: (mugurkaula) skriemelis
Malay flag Malay: vertebra; tulang belakang Dutch flag Dutch: ruggewervel Norwegian flag Norwegian: ryggvirvel
Polish flag Polish: kręg Portuguese flag Portuguese: vértebra Romanian flag Romanian: vertebră
Russian flag Russian: позвонок Slovak flag Slovak: stavec Slovenian flag Slovenian: vretence
Serbian flag Serbian: pršljen Swedish flag Swedish: ryggkota Thai flag Thai: กระดูกสันหลัง
Turkish flag Turkish: omur Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 椎骨 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: хребець
Urdu flag Urdu: ريڑھ کي ہڈي Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: xương sống, cột sống Chinese flag Chinese: 椎骨

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