Vertebrae

/ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/

Synonyms for "vertebrae" (5 found)

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Noun(1 words)
spinal bone

Related words (2)

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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More general

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anatomical structureboneskeletal element

More specific

5 entries
cervical vertebracoccygeal vertebralumbar vertebrasacral vertebrathoracic vertebra

Collocations

6 entries
cervical vertebraefractured vertebraefused vertebraelumbar vertebraethoracic vertebraevertebrae count

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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All mammals have seven cervical vertebrae.

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

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

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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?

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