vertebral

[ vur-tuh-bruhl ]

/ ˈvɜr tə brəl /

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of or relating to a vertebra or the vertebrae; spinal.

resembling a vertebra.

composed of or having vertebrae.

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First recorded in 1675–85; vertebr(a) + -al¹

ver·te·bral·ly, adverbnon·ver·te·bral, adjectivepost·ver·te·bral, adjectivepre·ver·te·bral, adjective

sub·ver·te·bral, adjective

Campana and his colleagues used vertebral growth-band counts to also figure out the ages of 18 additional dead whale sharks.
Traces from nuclear-weapons tests offer clues to whale sharks’ ages|Maria Temming|May 20, 2020|Science News For Students
But these young women all suffered a rare kind of stroke caused by a vertebral artery dissection, or VAD.
A Stroke That Hits Young Women|Nicole LaPorte|July 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
With one incision Balsamo separated the vertebral column a couple of inches from the brain, and opened a yawning gash.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
The vertebral bones serve as mortars in which fish, which have been previously dried in the sun, are pounded.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo

I may conclude this chapter by a brief view of the Fauna of the higher vertebral animals.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
The vertebral column itself is limp and soft, the vertebræ only imperfectly formed and made of soft cartilage.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899|Various
A single one of these fist-blows, planted in the back, would suffice to break the vertebral column.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion

vertebral

[ vûr′tə-brəl, vər-tē′brəl ]

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

Having or consisting of vertebrae.

Having a spinal column.