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nonvertebral

nonvertebral adjective: not vertebral.

Adjective

nonvertebral (not comparable)

  1. Not vertebral.
    • A new review of clinical trials appears to show a strong dose-dependent effect for vitamin D in lowering the risk for nonvertebral fractures in the elderly.2009 March 31, Nicholas Bakalar, “Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older Adults”, in New York Times

Origin of nonvertebral

From non- + vertebral.

Words that rhyme with nonvertebral

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Questions about nonvertebral

What does nonvertebral mean?
Nonvertebral means not vertebral.
What part of speech is nonvertebral?
Nonvertebral is an adjective.

Words near nonvertebral in the dictionary

  1. nonversation
  2. nonversations
  3. nonverse
  4. nonversioned
  5. nonvert
  6. nonvertebral
  7. nonvertebrate
  8. nonvertex
  9. nonvertical
  10. nonvertically
  11. nonvertiginous

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