vertebral

adjective

ver·te·bral | \ (ˌ)vər-ˈtē-brəl ,

ˈvər-tə-

Definition of vertebral

: of, relating to, or being vertebrae or the vertebral column : spinal a vertebral fracture

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Compression fractures: a vertebral bone in the spine that has decreased at least 15 to 20 percent in height due to fracture. — St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Cincinnati.com, "Spine Center helps chronic back, neck pain," 23 Oct. 2017 Now, researchers have reported the oldest record of a vertebral malformation in an aquatic animal, a deformity that likely led to scoliosis in the 80-centimeter-long marine reptile known as Stereosternum tumidium. — Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, "This 300-million-year-old marine reptile had scoliosis," 22 Sep. 2017 The giraffe cervical vertebral column: a heuristic example in understanding evolutionary processes?Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 155 (3), 736-757 DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00458.x Cameron EZ, & du Toit JT (2007). — Brian Switek, WIRED, "OpenLab Finalist: Giraffes – Necks for food, or necks for sex?," 7 Jan. 2011

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