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vertebra

vertebra · vertebrae · vertebras

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хребець

Wirbel, Wirbelknochen

Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in…Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, 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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UK/ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/US/ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/

» All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.

Alle Säugetiere haben sieben Halswirbel.

Все млекопитающие имеют семь шейных позвонков.

Значение

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Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, 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.
Wirbel, Wirbelknochen
позвоно́кpozvonók
хребе́цьxrebécʹ

Ещё определения

one of the bony segments of the spinal column

Примеры

предложений: 15

All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.
Все млекопитающие имеют семь шейных позвонков.
deAlle Säugetiere haben sieben Halswirbel.
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Even the long neck of a giraffe contains only seven vertebrae.
Даже длинная шея жирафа состоит всего из семи позвонков.
deAuch der lange Hals einer Giraffe hat nur sieben Halswirbel.
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The cervical region has seven vertebrae.
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A giraffe's neck has seven vertebrae.
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Sami fractured a vertebra and lost consciousness.
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Переводы

языков: 9

Українська

По значениям 1

any of the small bones making up the backbone:

Русский

По значениям 1

any of the small bones making up the backbone:

Deutsch

По значениям 1

any of the small bones making up the backbone:

Происхождение

Borrowing from Latin vertebra (“a joint”), from vertō (“to turn”) + -bra (instrumental nom

Borrowing from Latin vertebra (“a joint”), from vertō (“to turn”) + -bra (instrumental nominal suffix). 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.

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