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vertebral

/vɚˈti.bɹəl/

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What does vertebral mean?

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
  2. Having or made of vertebrae.
  3. Having a spinal column.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. Any of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back.

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IPA pronunciation

/vɚˈti.bɹəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈvɝ.tə.bɹəl/
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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.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
The heart existed as a simple pulsating vessel; and the chorda dorsalis took the place of a vertebral column.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
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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?
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
These displacements, called "vertebral subluxations," are best "adjusted" by means of manipulations in the form of chiropractic "thrusts."
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273
Scoliosis may be a cervicodorsal, dorsolumbar, or lumbosacral curve, and the inclination of the vertebral column may be to the right or left.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747