Meaning
vertebra
- Each of the series of small bones forming the backbone or spine
In a sentence
Il medico gli ha riscontrato l'incrinatura di una vertebra.
The doctor found a hairline fracture in one of his vertebrae.
Ha dolore costante a una vertebra cervicale da settimane.
She has had constant pain in a cervical vertebra for weeks.
La colonna vertebrale umana è composta da trentatré vertebre.
The human spine is composed of thirty-three vertebrae.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vertebra | feminine · singular |
| vertebre | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The stress falls on the first syllable: /ˈvɛr.te.bra/.
- Plural is regular: 'vertebre'.