vertebra

C1 Topic:The Human Body
US /ˈvɜrtəbrə/ UK /ˈvɜːtɪbrə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    one of the bones that make up the spine

    A single damaged vertebra can affect the whole spinal column.

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Synonyms
1 noun · one of the bones that make... spinal bone
Word family
Forms vertebraevertebral
Related forms vertebralvertebratespine

Etymology

From Latin vertebra ('joint of the spine'), from vertere ('to turn').

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