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perivertebral

perivertebral adjective: surrounding the vertebrae.

Adjective

perivertebral (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the vertebrae.
    • perivertebral muscle
    • perivertebral space

Origin of perivertebral

From peri- + vertebral.

Words that rhyme with perivertebral

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Questions about perivertebral

What does perivertebral mean?
Perivertebral means surrounding the vertebrae.
What part of speech is perivertebral?
Perivertebral is an adjective.

Words near perivertebral in the dictionary

  1. Periven
  2. perivenous
  3. periventricular
  4. periventricularly
  5. perivenular
  6. perivertebral
  7. perivesical
  8. perivesicular
  9. perivessel
  10. periviability
  11. periviable

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