1) Anatomical column component 2) Backbone 3) Bit of the backbone 4) Bone 5) Bone in a column 6) Each of 33 in the human body 7) Part of a spine 8) Spinal bone 9) Spinal column bone 10) Spinal column component 11) Spinal column part 12) Spinal column segment 13) Spinal-column component 14) Spinal-column part
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1) Spinebone
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[anatomy] Each vertebra (pl. vertebrae) in a vertebrate’s spinal column is a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, which varies according to the area of backbone and species involved. There are several variations of the basic configuration of a vertebra. Vertebrates take their name from the presence of vertebrae i...
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An individual segment of the backbone of a fish.
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• (n.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column. • (n.) One of the central ossicles in each joint of the arms of an ophiuran.
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Any of the 33 bones of the spinal column.
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(from the article `joint`) There are 23 intervertebral disks, one between each pair of vertebrae below the first cervical vertebra, or atlas, and above the second sacral ... Each vertebra, in higher vertebrates, consists of a ventral body, or centrum, surmounted by a Y-shaped neural arch. The arch extends a spinous ... ...the nervous...
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Individual bones which make up the spinal column
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Any of the bones that make up of the spinal column, or backbone, of a vertebrate. In humans, there are 26 vertebra, including: • 7 cervical vertebrae • 12 thoracic vertebrae • 5 lumbar vertebrae • sacrum (5 fused sacral vertebrae) • coccyx (4-5 fused caudal vertebrae) Gen...
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The spine is made up of many vertebrae. The largest ever found were neck vertebrae that belonged to the long-necked dinosaur Seismosaurus; they are over 6 feet (1.8 m) long.
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One of the ring shaped bones that sit on top of each other to form the spinal column (backbone) and encase and protect the spinal cord. Plural: Vertebrae
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<anatomy> One of 23 bones (excluding the sacrum) in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions that comprise the spine. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic and 5 lumbar vertebrae. The bottom of the spine is fused and forms the sacrum. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(vur´tә-brә) any of the separate segments comprising the vertebral column; there are normally 33 of them, differing in size and structure according to location. The sacral vertebrae fuse to form the sacrum, and the coccygeal vertebrae fuse to form the coccyx.
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Ver'te·bra noun ;
plural Vertebræ . [ Latin
vertebra , from
vertere to turn, change. See
Verse .]
1. (Anat.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column. » In many fishes the
vertebræ are simple cartilaginous disks or short...
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an individual segment of the backbone of a fish.
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A bony segment of the spinal column.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ver′tĕ-bră, -brē Definitions: 1. One of the segments of the vertebral column; in humans, there are usually 33 vertebrae: seven cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral (fused into one bone, the sacrum), and four coccygeal (fused into one bone, the coccyx).
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Vertebra: A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused into one sacrum bone) and 4 coccygeal (fused into one coccyx bone).
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A component of the vertebral column, or backbone, found in vertebrates.
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A component of the vertebral column, or backbone, found in vertebrates.
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[
n] - one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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any one of the 33 bones that make up the spine
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noun one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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Latin verto = I turn; hence, one of the movable bones of the backbone which seems to be shaped for rotation.
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