Vertebra
noun
A bone of the spine or backbone.
The accident caused damage to two vertebrae in his neck.
Often appears as...
- fractured vertebra
- lumbar vertebra
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A bone of the spine or backbone.
The accident caused damage to two vertebrae in his neck.
Often appears as...
- fractured vertebra
- lumbar vertebra
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Plural Form
When talking about more than one, use 'vertebrae' as the plural form.
She injured several vertebrae while doing gymnastics.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
The word is mostly used in medical or biological fields to denote spinal bones.
The MRI showed that the lowest lumbar vertebra was herniated.
Pro Tip 3/3Types of Vertebra
Vertebrae vary by location: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal are different types.
The cervical vertebrae support the skull and allow for head movement.
Pro Tip 1/3Plural Form
When talking about more than one, use 'vertebrae' as the plural form.
She injured several vertebrae while doing gymnastics.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
The word is mostly used in medical or biological fields to denote spinal bones.
The MRI showed that the lowest lumbar vertebra was herniated.
Pro Tip 3/3Types of Vertebra
Vertebrae vary by location: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal are different types.
The cervical vertebrae support the skull and allow for head movement.
Pro Tip 1/3Plural Form
When talking about more than one, use 'vertebrae' as the plural form.
She injured several vertebrae while doing gymnastics.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
The word is mostly used in medical or biological fields to denote spinal bones.
The MRI showed that the lowest lumbar vertebra was herniated.
Pro Tip 3/3Types of Vertebra
Vertebrae vary by location: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal are different types.
The cervical vertebrae support the skull and allow for head movement.
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A robot that runs and...
already solve a big part of locomotion. Now, understanding how this works is very complex, because first of all, recording activity in the spinal cord is very difficult. It's much easier to implant electrodes in the motor cortex than in the spinal cord, because it's protected by the vertebrae. Especially in humans, very hard to do.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
to hollow out the inside you can see this extreme condition in a in a vertebra from the back here's a big hole air tracks coming back from the lungs go inside the vertebrae leaving you this in cross-section it's more air than bone there's more air in the column that is supporting the
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What if waste did not...
program it says our goal is a delightfully diverse safe healthy and just world with clean air soil water and power economically equitably ecologically and elegantly enjoyed and everything else is noise so we've taken the six vertebrae of cradle to cradle which you see here materials
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The Making of Walking...
actually and one of the females that we worked with one called sue there's a actually a portion of the tail that looks like it was stepped on by another Rex there's three fused vertebrae on the tail and very very easily could have happened during during a passionate
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The benefits of good...
which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse. So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine from the front or the back, all 33 vertebrae should appear stacked in a straight line.
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Janine Shepherd: A...
The next concern was whether I would walk again, because I was paralyzed from the waist down. They said to my parents that the neck break was a stable fracture, but the back was completely the vertebra at L1 was like you'd dropped a peanut,
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Great White Sharks of...
great whites in the world. But like all sharks, no one will know for sure how old she is until after she dies. RALPH One of the ways to determine the age of a shark is by dissecting it. If we cut through a vertebra, we can
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The secret weapon that...
during the life of these animals. Lung tissue or air sac tissue was invading the vertebrae, hollowing them out just like a modern bird, and locking regions of the respiratory system into place, immobilizing them.
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Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
of the largest Hawk species in the world the vertebra wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out of the snake the rattler is instantly andar it sounds its trademark warning signal
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My mother's final wish...
and this time it came back as bone cancer in one of her vertebrae. What we all thought was back pain from arthritis revealed itself to be the worst. It was the beginning of the end of her life.
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
already solve a big part of locomotion. Now, understanding how this works is very complex, because first of all, recording activity in the spinal cord is very difficult. It's much easier to implant electrodes in the motor cortex than in the spinal cord, because it's protected by the vertebrae. Especially in humans, very hard to do.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
to hollow out the inside you can see this extreme condition in a in a vertebra from the back here's a big hole air tracks coming back from the lungs go inside the vertebrae leaving you this in cross-section it's more air than bone there's more air in the column that is supporting the
Video examples
What if waste did not...
program it says our goal is a delightfully diverse safe healthy and just world with clean air soil water and power economically equitably ecologically and elegantly enjoyed and everything else is noise so we've taken the six vertebrae of cradle to cradle which you see here materials
Video examples
The Making of Walking...
actually and one of the females that we worked with one called sue there's a actually a portion of the tail that looks like it was stepped on by another Rex there's three fused vertebrae on the tail and very very easily could have happened during during a passionate
Video examples
The benefits of good...
which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse. So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine from the front or the back, all 33 vertebrae should appear stacked in a straight line.
Video examples
Janine Shepherd: A...
The next concern was whether I would walk again, because I was paralyzed from the waist down. They said to my parents that the neck break was a stable fracture, but the back was completely the vertebra at L1 was like you'd dropped a peanut,
Video examples
Great White Sharks of...
great whites in the world. But like all sharks, no one will know for sure how old she is until after she dies. RALPH One of the ways to determine the age of a shark is by dissecting it. If we cut through a vertebra, we can
Video examples
The secret weapon that...
during the life of these animals. Lung tissue or air sac tissue was invading the vertebrae, hollowing them out just like a modern bird, and locking regions of the respiratory system into place, immobilizing them.
Video examples
Red-Tailed Hawk vs....
of the largest Hawk species in the world the vertebra wastes no time it swoops right in to make a quick meal out of the snake the rattler is instantly andar it sounds its trademark warning signal
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My mother's final wish...
and this time it came back as bone cancer in one of her vertebrae. What we all thought was back pain from arthritis revealed itself to be the worst. It was the beginning of the end of her life.
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
When I was a model at 15, I was eating one red pepper a day, and if I had a big day of castings, I would survive off a bag of Haribo, which gave me the 500 calories a day that would keep me alive. I was congratulated daily on my appearance - the more vertebrae upon my back you could count, the better my auditions went.
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Alice Roberts
English Scientist
Our long, flexible lumbar spines are great in many ways - they help us to run efficiently, for instance. But they have their drawbacks. The lumbar vertebrae are under great strain, and as we age, the ligaments that hold the pulpy centres of the intervertebral discs in place dry out.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
When you have committed enough words to paper, you feel you have a spine stiff enough to stand up in the wind. But when you stop writing, you find that's all you are - a spine, a row of rattling vertebrae, dried out like an old quill pen.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
The doctor who pulled me out at birth damaged my second and third vertebrae. But without those tugs, I probably would have been a regular guy selling insurance in Texas or something.
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Hal Needham
American Director
The worst was practicing a stunt for John Wayne in 'McQ.' I lost two teeth, broke six ribs, cracked a vertebra and punctured a lung. I spent 12 days in the hospital.
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Jessica Long
American Athlete
In 2018 I really hurt my back, my lower back, and it's been a couple of years where we finally found out that I have an extra vertebra in my back.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American Writer
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
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Guy Martin
British Celebrity
I broke five vertebrae, and they had to rod my spine because I broke my sternum, too.
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Zakk Wylde
American Musician
Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
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Kaka
Brazilian Athlete
I broke my sixth vertebrae.
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
When I was a model at 15, I was eating one red pepper a day, and if I had a big day of castings, I would survive off a bag of Haribo, which gave me the 500 calories a day that would keep me alive. I was congratulated daily on my appearance - the more vertebrae upon my back you could count, the better my auditions went.
Quote examples
Alice Roberts
English Scientist
Our long, flexible lumbar spines are great in many ways - they help us to run efficiently, for instance. But they have their drawbacks. The lumbar vertebrae are under great strain, and as we age, the ligaments that hold the pulpy centres of the intervertebral discs in place dry out.
Quote examples
Hilary Mantel
English Writer
When you have committed enough words to paper, you feel you have a spine stiff enough to stand up in the wind. But when you stop writing, you find that's all you are - a spine, a row of rattling vertebrae, dried out like an old quill pen.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
The doctor who pulled me out at birth damaged my second and third vertebrae. But without those tugs, I probably would have been a regular guy selling insurance in Texas or something.
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Hal Needham
American Director
The worst was practicing a stunt for John Wayne in 'McQ.' I lost two teeth, broke six ribs, cracked a vertebra and punctured a lung. I spent 12 days in the hospital.
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Jessica Long
American Athlete
In 2018 I really hurt my back, my lower back, and it's been a couple of years where we finally found out that I have an extra vertebra in my back.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American Writer
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
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Guy Martin
British Celebrity
I broke five vertebrae, and they had to rod my spine because I broke my sternum, too.
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Zakk Wylde
American Musician
Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
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Kaka
Brazilian Athlete
I broke my sixth vertebrae.
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