provertebra


protovertebra

 [pro″to-ver´tĕ-brah] 1. somite.2. the caudal half of a somite forming most of the vertebra.

pro·to·ver·te·bra

(prō'tō-ver'tĕ-bră), 1. In the older literature, a somite. 2. More recently applied to the sclerotomal concentration that becomes the centrum of a vertebra. Synonym(s): provertebra

pro·to·ver·te·bra

(prō'tō-vĕr'tĕ-bră) The caudal half of each sclerotomal concentration, which is the primordium of the centrum of a vertebra.
Synonym(s): provertebra.