Vertebral

Word VERTEBRAL
Character 9
Hyphenation ver te bral
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Vertebral"

What do we mean by vertebral?

Of, relating to, or of the nature of a vertebra. adjective

Having or consisting of vertebrae. adjective

Having a spinal column. adjective

Of the nature of a vertebra; characteristic of or peculiar to vertebræ: as, vertebral elements or processes; vertebral segmentation.

Pertaining or relating to a vertebra or to vertebræ; spinal: as, vertebral arteries, nerves, muscles; a vertebral theory or formula.

Composed of vertebræ; axial, as the backbone of any vertebrate; spinal; rachidian: as, the vertebral column.

Having vertebræ; backboned; vertebrate: as, a vertebral animal.

In Echinodermata, axial: noting the median ossicles of the ray of any starfish, a series of which forms a solid internal axis of any ray or arm, each ossicle consisting of two lateral halves united by a longitudinal suture, and articulated by tenon-and-mortise joints upon their terminal surfaces. See Ophiuridæ, and cuts under Asteriidæ and Astrophyton.

In entomology, situated on or noting the median line of the upper surface.

A vertebrate. noun

A vertebral artery. noun

One of the unpaired horny plates which cover the median dorsal portion of the carapace of a turtle. noun

A vertebrate. noun

Of or pertaining to a vertebra, vertebræ, or the vertebral column; spinal; rachidian. adjective

Vertebrate. adjective

Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine. adjective

Having or made of vertebrae. adjective

Having a spinal column. adjective

Of or relating to or constituting vertebrae adjective

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The word "vertebral" in example sentences

But this unsegmented primary axial skeleton is soon replaced by the segmented secondary axial skeleton, which we know as the vertebral column. ❋ Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1876)

So-called vertebral dissection can ultimately cut off the blood supply, which in turn can lead to a stroke and even death. ❋ TK (2009)

New York, with the line from Vanceborough, Maine, to San Francisco, just described, or perhaps what may be called the vertebral column of the system, is the New York and Chicago railway post-office line, known also as the "Fast Mail" or the "White Mail," as the mail-cars on this line were originally painted white. ❋ Various (N/A)

The theory of the skull which held the field was known as the vertebral theory. ❋ Unknown (1904)

Venice gave Goethe the hint for the so-called vertebral theory of the skull. ❋ Sigmund Freud (1897)

It might indeed be described as a vertebral column from which iron roads will ere long be extended laterally on either side, like ribs, to support and bind together the huge frame. ❋ Unknown (1871)

The human embryo has a very well marked caudal appendage; that is, the vertebral column appears prolonged, just as it is in a young quadruped. ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)

That is called a vertebral fracture and it usually does not cause any noticeable problems.

Straight chiropractic is essentially caring for the spine - particularly a condition called vertebral subluxation - and nothing else. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Spinal imaging is recommended for the evaluation of patients who have LBP that persists beyond 4 weeks, exhibit severe or progressive neurologic deficits, or are suspected of having a serious underlying condition such as vertebral infection or cancer ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, there is less information available about spine or "vertebral" fractures. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So-called vertebral dissection can ultimately cut off the blood supply, which in turn can lead to a stroke and even death. " ❋ Hemant Mehta (2010)

It is this interference, called vertebral subluxations, that chiropractors correct. " ❋ J. Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health - Chiroprac (2009)

CT is recommended in patients who have severe or progressive neurologic deficits or are suspected of having a serious underlying condition (such as vertebral infection, the cauda equina syndrome, or cancer with impending spinal cord compression) ". ❋ Unknown (2008)

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