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vertebral
/vɚˈti.bɹəl/
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What does vertebral mean?
adjective
- Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
- Having or made of vertebrae.
- Having a spinal column.
More meanings (1)
noun
- Any of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back.
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And we shall be able to say just what the form of the thorax and the curve of the vertebral column were.
The heart existed as a simple pulsating vessel; and the chorda dorsalis took the place of a vertebral column.
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Can the heart become misshapen and contract incurable deformities and infirmities under the oppression of a disproportionate unhappiness, as the vertebral column beneath too low a vault?
These displacements, called "vertebral subluxations," are best "adjusted" by means of manipulations in the form of chiropractic "thrusts."
Scoliosis may be a cervicodorsal, dorsolumbar, or lumbosacral curve, and the inclination of the vertebral column may be to the right or left.