vertebra
noun/ˈvɜːtɪbrə/
/ˈvɜːrtɪbrə/
(plural vertebrae
/ˈvɜːtɪbreɪ/, /ˈvɜːtɪbriː/
/ˈvɜːrtɪbreɪ/, /ˈvɜːrtɪbriː/
)- any of the small bones that are connected together to form the backboneTopics Bodyc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, from vertere ‘to turn’.
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