vertebra

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

椎骨（背骨を構成する各骨のこと）

英語の意味

(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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During the dissection, the surgeon carefully examined the damaged vertebra to determine the extent of the injury.

解剖の際、外科医は損傷した椎骨を慎重に調べて損傷の程度を判断した。

詳細

意味（1）

(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.

Meronyms: see Thesaurus:vertebra

詳細

vertebrae （ plural ）

vertebræ （ obsolete plural ）

vertebras （ plural ）