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vertebrae

  • plural
    of vertebra.
    vertebra
    noun
    any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes.

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Six months before the show, Ozzy fell and fractured his vertebrae.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Levine, 65, who was on assignment for The Washington Post, was taken to a hospital with broken vertebrae.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The researchers examined 27 fossilized vertebrae, the individual bones that make up a snake's backbone.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Losing weight, whether through diet and exercise or taking a GLP-1 medication, reduces the pressure on spinal discs and vertebrae and the hinge of the knee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was a great discovery when I found that a fresh-tasting fluid could be sucked out not only from the eyes of larger fish but also from their vertebrae.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel