English > vertebra: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | One of the bony segments of the spinal column. |
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| Part of | spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis | The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
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| Parts | apophysis | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra |
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| centrum | The main body of a vertebra |
| transverse process | One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
| Narrower | cervical vertebra, neck bone | One of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region |
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| coccygeal vertebra, caudal vertebra | One of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx |
| lumbar vertebra | One of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column |
| sacral vertebra | One of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum |
| thoracic vertebra, dorsal vertebra | One of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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| Spanish | vertebra, vértebra |
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| Catalan | vèrtebra |
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| Adjectives | intervertebral | pertaining to the space between two vertebrae |
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| vertebral | of or relating to or constituting / constituting vertebrae |
