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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•te•bral (vûr′tə brəl),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomyof or pertaining to a vertebra or the vertebrae;
spinal. - Anatomyresembling a vertebra.
- Anatomycomposed of or having vertebrae.
- vertebr(a) + -al1 1675–85
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•te•bra /ˈvɜrtəbrə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -brae /-ˌbri, -ˌbreɪ/USA pronunciation -bras. - Anatomya bone or segment of the spinal column, consisting in higher vertebrates of a rounded body with two projections, forming an arch that surrounds and protects the spinal cord.
ver•te•bral, adj. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•te•bra (vûr′tə brə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -brae (-brē′, -brā′),USA pronunciation -bras. [Anat., Zool.]- Anatomy, Zoologyany of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes.
- Latin: (spinal) joint, equivalent. to verte(re) to turn (see verse) + -bra noun, nominal suffix
- 1570–80
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