vertebra

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Synonyms: vertebro, vertebre, vertebr, vertebr-, vertebral, vertebrae, terebra, vertebrata, cerebra, vertebro-, verteber

Antonyms: vertebro, vertebre, vertebr, vertebr-, vertebral, vertebrae, terebra, vertebrata, cerebra, vertebro-, verteber

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q180323}}{{lb|en|skeleton}} Any of the [[bony]] or [[cartilaginous]] [[segment]]s which make up the [[backbone]], [[consist]]ing in some lower [[vertebrate]]s of several [[distinct]] [[element]]s which never become [[unite]]d, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less [[cylindrical]] body whose ends [[articulate]] by [[pad]]s of [[elastic]] or cartilaginous [[tissue]] with those of [[adjacent]] vertebrae and a bony [[arch]] that [[enclose]]s the [[spinal cord]].

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