Word Type

Noun

The word "vertebra" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

cervical vertebra coccygeal vertebra hemivertebra lumbar vertebra prevertebra protovertebra sacral vertebra thoracic vertebra vertebr vertebral vertebraless vertebrate vertebro

Part Of (Holonyms)

backbone

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bone os

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

cervical vertebra coccygeal vertebra lumbar vertebra sacral vertebra thoracic vertebra

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure bone irregular bone

Part Of

spinal column

Related Terms

coccyx vertebrally

Related Terms

backbone bone coccyx

Synonym Network

spondyle

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