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anticlinal vertebra

anticlinal vertebra noun: the vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined; the vertebra at which the spine orientation changes.

anticlinal vertebra: the vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of...
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Noun

anticlinal vertebra (plural anticlinal vertebrae)

  1. The vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined; the vertebra at which the spine orientation changes.

Forms of anticlinal vertebra

pluralanticlinal vertebrae

Questions about anticlinal vertebra

What does anticlinal vertebra mean?
Anticlinal vertebra means the vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined; the vertebra at which the spine orientation changes.
What part of speech is anticlinal vertebra?
Anticlinal vertebra is a noun.
What is the plural of anticlinal vertebra?
The plural of anticlinal vertebra is anticlinal vertebrae.

Words near anticlinal vertebra in the dictionary

  1. anticlimax
  2. anticlimaxes
  3. anticlimb
  4. anticlimbing
  5. anticlinal
  6. anticlinal vertebra
  7. anticlinal vertebrae
  8. anticlinally
  9. anticlinals
  10. anticline
  11. anticlined

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