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prevertebra

prevertebra noun: any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae.

Noun

prevertebra (plural prevertebrae)

  1. Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
    • Hoxb6 mRNA is detected in neural tube and somites, with an anterior boundary in somites that contribute to the sixth prevertebra.2016 January 23, “Developmental Patterning as a Quantitative Trait: Genetic Modulation of the Hoxb6 Mutant Skeletal Phenotype”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prevertebra

pluralprevertebrae

Origin of prevertebra

From pre- + vertebra.

Words that rhyme with prevertebra

Questions about prevertebra

What does prevertebra mean?
Prevertebra means any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae.
What part of speech is prevertebra?
Prevertebra is a noun.
What is the plural of prevertebra?
The plural of prevertebra is prevertebrae.

Words near prevertebra in the dictionary

  1. preverifies
  2. preverify
  3. preverifying
  4. prevernal
  5. prevert
  6. prevertebra
  7. prevertebrae
  8. prevertebral
  9. prevertebrate
  10. prevertical
  11. preverts

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