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vertebra

vertebra · vertebrae · vertebras

хребець

позвонок

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.

Meaning

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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

More definitions

one of the bony segments of the spinal column

Examples

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All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.
ruВсе млекопитающие имеют семь шейных позвонков.
deAlle Säugetiere haben 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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A giraffe has only seven vertebrae in the neck.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

any of the small bones making up the backbone:

Русский

By meaning 1

any of the small bones making up the backbone:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

any of the small bones making up the backbone:

Origin

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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