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Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin vertere, "to turn". Having multiple vertebrae (plural of vertebra) in one's backbone instead of having a single bone or solid spine, allows for the movement of the body with bends and turns. Hence meaning 1.
Noun
en-noun|vertebrae
- any of the small bones which make up the backbone.
Translations
Czech: obratel m
Dutch: wervel m, rugwervel m, ruggengraatswervel m
Finnish: t-|fi|nikama
French: vertèbre m
German: Wirbel m, Wirbelknochen m
Greek: t|el|σπόνδυλος|sc=Grek m
Interlingua: vertebra
Italian: t-|it|vertebra|f
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Latin: t-|la|vertebra
Norwegian: ryggvirvel m
Portuguese: t-|pt|vertebra|f
Scottish Gaelic: cnà imh an droma m, dromaltach m
Serbian: pršljen m
Slovene: vretence n
Spanish: vértebra f
Derived terms
intervertebral
vertebrate
vertebral
vertebrally
cervical vertebra
coccygeal vertebra
lumbar vertebra
sacral vertebra
thoracic vertebra
See also
coccyx
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