vertebra
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1. one of the bony segments of the spinal column (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | bone, os, |
| definition | : | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra, |
| definition | : | one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lumbar vertebra, |
| definition | : | one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sacral vertebra, |
| definition | : | one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | centrum, |
| definition | : | the main body of a vertebra (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | apophysis, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | transverse process, |
| definition | : | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | vertebral, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or constituting vertebrae (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | vertebral, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or constituting vertebrae (adj.pert) |
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