intervertebral

[ in-ter-vur-tuh-bruhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Anatomy.

First recorded in 1775–85; inter- + vertebral

Surfing has cost me two wedding rings, many thousands of dollars, and a few millimeters of intervertebral space in my spine.

Readily recognisable remains of the notochord are still found at each end of the intervertebral constriction.

The intervertebral joints are further complicated by the interposition of a cartilaginous or fibrous pad or ring.

These nerves divide, immediately after their emergence from the intervertebral foramina, into an interior and a posterior branch.

In parts, indeed, the intervertebral cartilage has almost the character of fibro-cartilage.

The intervertebral cartilages are thicker in the middle than at their two ends.

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