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ATLAS VERTEBRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atlas vertebra mean?
• ATLAS VERTEBRA (noun)
The noun ATLAS VERTEBRA has 1 sense:
1. the 1st cervical vertebra
Familiarity information: ATLAS VERTEBRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 1st cervical vertebra
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
atlas; atlas vertebra
Hypernyms ("atlas vertebra" is a kind of...):
cervical vertebra; neck bone (one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region)
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