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(anatomy) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
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vertebra
noun
(anatomy)
Any
of
the
bony
or
cartilaginous
segments
which
make
up
the
backbone,
consisting
in
some
lower
vertebrates
of
several
distinct
elements
which
never
become
united,
and
in
higher
vertebrates
having
a
short
more
or
less
cylindrical
body
whose
ends
articulate
by
pads
of
elastic
or
cartilaginous
tissue
with
those
of
adjacent
vertebrae
and
a
bony
arch
that
encloses
the
spinal
cord.
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(anatomy)
Any
of
the
bony
or
cartilaginous
segments
which
make
up
the
backbone,
consisting
in
some
lower
vertebrates
of
several
distinct
elements
which
never
become
united,
and
in
higher
vertebrates
having
a
short
more
or
less
cylindrical
body
whose
ends
articulate
by
pads
of
elastic
or
cartilaginous
tissue
with
those
of
adjacent
vertebrae
and
a
bony
arch
that
encloses
the
spinal
cord.