dorsal vertebra

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Noun

1.

dorsal vertebra - one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebrathoracic vertebravertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal columnback, dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"