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Definition of "vertebrae" []

  • Plural form of vertebra.; the bones that make up the spinal column. (noun)

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Use "vertebrae" in a sentence
  • "A clefting abnormality in vertebrae (small bones that make up the spine) that gives them a "flying butterfly" appearance on X-rays."
  • "Perhaps the most remarkable thing about sauropod vertebrae is how pneumatic they were – the lateral fossae, and the interior of the vertebrae, were occupied, in life, by air sacs."
  • "Found out I have a straight neck, my 1st vertebrae is out of alignment and a have some entraped nerves."