vertebra
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈvɜrtɪbrə/
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vértebra
- Besides the broken scapula, I had a bunch of cracked ribs and a cracked vertebra.
- lumbar vertebra
- cervical vertebra
- a single vertebra
Is that what vertebrae are the little pieces that make up your spine?
- Is that what vertebrae are the little pieces that make up your spine?
- Leg and arm bones, hip bones, ribs and vertebra.
- And the discs are the soft tissue that allow for mobility of the vertebrae.
- So for everyone that is aware of the Matt Stafford incident, when that photographer fell on stage and broke her back, fractured her vertebrae.
Examples
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They say my vertebra cracked in two places.
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The purpose is to fuse one vertebra to an adjacent one to prevent movement between them.
Academic text (2002) -
You want to feel every vertebra in your back during this process.
Blog text (1) -
Moving to the 25th vertebra.
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A bit higher... just below my seventh vertebra.
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I heard a pop, as if a vertebra had snapped into place.
Fiction book (1996) -
This is the vertebra of a Megatherium found in Asia.
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There's a vertebra protruding from your back.
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If he identified a new fracture, the vertebra was classified as fractured.
Academic text (1996) -
A doctor told Williams he had a crushed vertebra and would be undergoing surgery the next day.
Compounds
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A spine bone at the lower end of the body, found in tails and the human coccyx
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A small bone at the base of the spine that joins others to make the tailbone
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The top bone in the neck that supports the skull and lets the head nod
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One of five lower back bones that join together in adults to make a strong base for the spine
How Big
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1
6.1
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2
6.1
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15
5.8
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5
6.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vertebra comes from the Latin vertere, which means 'to turn' and was used for a 'joint' in the body. So a vertebra is one of the small bones in the backbone that lets you bend and twist.