单词 | vertebra |
释义 | vertebra /verr"teuh breuh/, n. , pl. vertebrae /-bree', -bray'/, vertebras. Anat., Zool. any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes. [1570-80; < L: (spinal) joint, equiv. to verte(re) to turn (see VERSE) + -bra n. suffix] |
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