vertebrae

Significado (Inglés)

plural of vertebra; the bones that make up the spinal column.

vertebra

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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Conceptos

columna vertebral

espina dorsal

vértebra

espinazo

discos intervertebrales

vértebras

Sinónimos

spine

backbone

spinal column

neck vertebrae

intervertebral disks

vertebral column

cervical vertebrae

cervicales

ridge

Traducciones

Wirbel

vértebra

Wirbelsäule

vertèbre

Rückgrat

colonne vertébrale

épine dorsale

spina dorsale

colonna vertebrale

dischi intervertebrali

vertebre

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/