DORSAL VERTEBRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dorsal vertebra mean? 

• DORSAL VERTEBRA (noun)
  The noun DORSAL VERTEBRA has 1 sense:

1. one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

  Familiarity information: DORSAL VERTEBRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DORSAL VERTEBRA (noun)

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Meaning:

One of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

dorsal vertebra; thoracic vertebra

Hypernyms ("dorsal vertebra" is a kind of...):

vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

Holonyms ("dorsal vertebra" is a part of...):

back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)