vertebra

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n. 脊椎, 椎骨 [医] 椎骨, 脊髓

发音

UK /ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/
US /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/
US /ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/

词形变化

vertebrae 复数 vertebrae vertebræ vertebras vertebræ 复数 vertebras 复数

别名

verteber

教材释义与例句

名词

椎骨； 脊椎

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.

    椎骨

    脊椎

    脊椎骨

    透龙骨

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

bone os

下位词 6

cervical vertebra coccygeal vertebra lumbar vertebra neckbone sacral vertebra thoracic vertebra

部分词 4

apophysis centrum spinous process transverse process

整体词 6

back spine backbone rachis spinal column vertebral column

相关短语

coccygeal vertebra [医] 尾椎 cervical vertebra [医] 颈椎 sacral vertebra 骶骨，荐（椎）骨，腰椎 lumbar vertebra 腰椎 thoracic vertebra 胸椎 anticlinal vertebra

词源

Borrowing from Latin vertebra (“a joint”), from vertō (“to turn”) + -bra (instrumental nominal suffix). Having multiple vertebrae (plural of vertebra) in one's backbone instead of having a single bone or solid spine, allows for the movement of the body with bends and turns. Hence meaning 1.

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