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vertebra noun

  /ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/ , /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/ , /ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/
  • (skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
 wervel, ruggengraatswervel, rugwervel
cervical vertebra
nekwervels
thoracic vertebra
borstwervel
dorsal vertebra
ruggenwervel
vertebra of neck
halswervel
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