(prē-ver'tĕ-brăl), Anterior to the body of a vertebra or of the vertebral column; denoting especially the deepest layer of deep cervical fascia and the muscles on the anterior aspect of the vertebral column.
prevertebral
(prē-vĕr′tē-brăl) [L. prae, before, in front of, + vertebra, vertebra] In front of a vertebra.