vertebra

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

vèrtebra

columna vertebral

Sinònims

spine

knuckle

rib

backbone

vertebral column

spondyle

spinal column

Traduccions

vertèbre

Wirbel

vértebra

vertebra

σπόνδυλος

wervel

vértebra

Wirbelknochen

vertebra

ραχοκόκκαλο

ruggengraatswervel

vertebra

rugwervel

omur

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.