Vertebrae

//ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ//

"Vertebrae" in a Sentence (10 examples)

All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.

Cervical cancer has nothing to do with cervical vertebrae. It's a cancer of the cervix.

A footballer, who had two cervical vertebrae broken in a tackle last week, may never walk again.

Had the elephant and the giraffe not had common ancestors, how might one possibly have observed that they had an exactly equal number of vertebrae in their necks?

Even the long neck of a giraffe contains only seven vertebrae.

When the sacral vertebrae are fused into a single structure, it is called the sacrum.

Hunching over a computer screen or cellphone compresses the neck muscles, which causes fatigue, muscle tension and headaches, and can injure vertebrae.

The tiger bit into Salas's neck vertebrae, forcing them apart.

The cervical region has seven vertebrae.

A giraffe has only seven vertebrae in the neck.

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