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VERTEBRAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or constituting vertebrae

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

Derivation:

vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A sympathetic ganglion located at the sixth cervical vertebral level.

(Middle Cervical Ganglion, NCI Thesaurus)

Anatomical structure located in the vertebral forebrain that receives neural input regarding odors that have been detected by cells within the nasal cavity.

(Olfactory bulb, NCI Thesaurus)

Herniation of spinal cord tissue and meninges through a defect in a region of the vertebral column.

(Myelocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A triangular muscle in the back, connected to the vertebral column, arm, and shoulder.

(Musculus Latissimus Dorsi, NCI Thesaurus)

An autoimmune chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammation in the vertebral joints of the spine and sacroiliac joints.

(Ankylosing Spondylitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Herniation of spinal cord tissue and meninges through a defect in the lumbar region of the vertebral column.

(Lumbar Myelocele, NCI Thesaurus)

The nervous tissue found in that part of the central nervous system that is lodged in the vertebral canal.

(Gray Matter of the Spinal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)

Herniation of spinal cord tissue and meninges through a defect in the cervical region of the vertebral column.

(Cervical Myelocele, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called spinal column, spine, and vertebral column.

(Backbone, NCI Dictionary)

Four vertebral segments positioned at the base of the spine that are fused.

(Coccygeal Vertebra, NCI Thesaurus)