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vertebra

noun

ver·​te·​bra ˈvər-tə-brə How to pronounce vertebra (audio) -ˌbrā How to pronounce vertebra (audio)
plural vertebrae ˈvər-tə-ˌbrā How to pronounce vertebra (audio) -(ˌ)brē How to pronounce vertebra (audio) -brə How to pronounce vertebra (audio) or vertebras
: one of the bony or cartilaginous segments composing the spinal column, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord

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Recent Examples on the Web Surgery revealed damage to her spinal cord, in the area below the T-6 vertebra. New York Times, 14 July 2022 The crew member suffered a fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during touch down at the John Wayne-Orange County Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on July 1, according to federal safety investigators. Emma Becker, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 In Egypt's Sahara Desert, paleontologists have uncovered a 98-million-year-old vertebra belonging to a new type of large-bodied, meat-eating dinosaur. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 At the top, inhale and hold your breath a few seconds, then exhale and slowly roll back down one vertebra at a time. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021 Nearly a year later, after a lengthy search for him had ended, a beachgoer found his vertebra on Montara State Beach about 200 yards away. Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2022 Hesham Sallam, the founding director of the MUVP and a member of the research team, told ABC News that a meticulous operation was carried out to remove iron and sand from the vertebra's surface. Hatem Maher, ABC News, 9 June 2022 The Army said another grave contained an additional second vertebra, a bone that sits high in the neck. Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022 The injuries included a compression fracture of a vertebra that left the unidentified patient with a 75% stature loss, an inspection report shows. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, joint, vertebra, from vertere to turn

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vertebra was in 1578

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