ALL meanings of vertebra
ver·te·bra
V v - noun plural vertebra any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes. 1
- noun vertebra spinal bone 1
- noun vertebra Any of the small bones which make up the backbone. 0
- countable noun vertebra Vertebrae are the small circular bones that form the spine of a human being or animal. 0
- noun vertebra one of the bony segments of the spinal column 0
- noun vertebra any of the single bones or segments of the spinal column, articulating in the higher vertebrates with those adjacent to it by means of elastic fibrous disks 0