vertebral
pronunciation
How to pronounce vertebral in British English:
UK [ˈvə:tibrəl]
How to pronounce vertebral in American English:
US [ˈvɚtəbrəl, vɚˈtibrəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
Word Origin
- vertebral (adj.)
- 1680s, from vertebra + -al (1).
Example
- 1. Clinical observation on arteria vertebral cervical spondylosis with massage .
- 2. Vertebral fractures in males with type 2 diabetes treated with rosiglitazone .
- 3. Reasons analysis for misinterpreting normal vertebral body as mild wedge vertebral deformity .
- 4. The vertebral column surrounds and protects the spinal cord .
- 5. Longterm followup of vertebral osteoporotic fractures treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty .