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How to pronounce vertebra in English?

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Type Words
Type of os, bone
Has types caudal vertebra, thoracic vertebra, cervical vertebra, coccygeal vertebra, dorsal vertebra, neck bone, lumbar vertebra, sacral vertebra
Derivation vertebral

Examples of vertebra

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The SPA news agency said the operation was to treat a loose vertebra in his back.
From the independent.co.uk
He suffered a broken vertebra in his neck and his spinal cord sustained damage.
From the freep.com
Before that, he missed the first 10 games of the season with a broken vertebra.
From the washingtonpost.com
Examinations at a Tulsa hospital showed a fractured T3 vertebra and other damage.
From the kentucky.com
Rendered in white plaster, that muffler-mantis could pass for a whale vertebra.
From the washingtonpost.com
The accident dislocated and shattered the L1 vertebra in Fadrhonc's lower back.
From the denverpost.com
A vertebra can also be described in terms of the shape of the ends of the centra.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A broken vertebra in his back threatened to cut his spinal cord and paralyze him.
From the bloomberg.com
The Bears announced Knox will have surgery to stabilize a vertebra in his back.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • One of the bony segments of the spinal column
  • (vertebral) of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
  • Vertebra is a framework that aims to simplify writing applications in The Cloud written by Engine Yard.
  • (Vertebrae (album)) Vertebrae is the tenth studio album release by Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved. It was released on September 29, 2008, via Indie Recordings in Europe and on October 28, 2008, via Nuclear Blast in the US. ...
  • Any of the small bones which make up the backbone
  • (Vertebrae) One of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal vertebrae.
  • (vertebrae) The twenty-four bones that, together with the sacrum and coccyx, comprise the spine
  • (Vertebrae) Bony segments that form your spinal column. Humans normally have 33 of these stacked on top of each other. There are seven in your neck, 12 in your mid back, five in your low back, five in your sacrum and four in your tailbone.
  • (Vertebrae) Components of spine and frequent trouble spots for patients with osteoporosis. There are 33 vertebrae.