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Definition of vertebrae
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Vertebrae
(pl. ) of
Vertebr.
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Costiferous
::
Costiferous
(a.)
Rib-bearing,
as the
dorsal
vertebrae..
Isospondylous
::
Isospondylous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
Isospondyli;
having
the
anterior
vertebrae
separate
and
normal.
Intervertebral
::
Intervertebral
(a.)
Between
vertebrae.
Chelonia
::
Chelonia
(n. pl.) An order of
reptiles,
including
the
tortoises
and
turtles,
peculiar
in
having
a part of the
vertebrae,
ribs, and
sternum
united
with the
dermal
plates
so as to form a firm
shell.
The jaws are
covered
by a horny beak. See
Reptilia;
also,
Illust.
in
Appendix..
Coccygeal
::
Coccygeal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
coccyx;
as, the
coccygeal
vertebrae..
Pott''s Disease
::
Pott's
disease
()
Caries
of the
vertebrae,
frequently
resulting
in
curvature
of the spine and
paralysis
of the lower
extremities;
-- so named from
Percival
Pott, an
English
surgeon..
Cervical
::
Cervical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the neck; as, the
cervical
vertebrae..
Archaeopteryx
::
Archaeopteryx
(n.) A
fossil
bird, of the
Jurassic
period,
remarkable
for
having
a long
tapering
tail of many
vertebrae
with
feathers
along each side, and jaws armed with
teeth,
with other
reptilian
characteristics..
Thorax
::
Thorax
(n.) The part of the trunk
between
the neck and the
abdomen,
containing
that part of the body
cavity
the walls of which are
supported
by the
dorsal
vertebrae,
the ribs, and the
sternum,
and which the heart and lungs are
situated;
the
chest..
Camarasaurus
::
Camarasaurus
(n.) A genus of
gigantic
American
Jurassic
dinosaurs,
having
large
cavities
in the
bodies
of the
dorsal
vertebrae..
Pygostyle
::
Pygostyle
(n.) The plate of bone which forms the
posterior
end of the
vertebral
column
in most
birds;
the
plowshare
bone; the
vomer.
It is
formed
by the union of a
number
of the last
caudal
vertebrae,
and
supports
the
uropigium..
Spine
::
Spine (n.) The
backbone,
or
spinal
column,
of an
animal;
-- so
called
from the
projecting
processes
upon the
vertebrae..
Vertebrata
::
Vertebrata
(n. pl.) One of the grand
divisions
of the
animal
kingdom,
comprising
all
animals
that have a
backbone
composed
of bony or
cartilaginous
vertebrae,
together
with
Amphioxus
in which the
backbone
is
represented
by a
simple
undivided
notochord.
The
Vertebrata
always
have a
dorsal,
or
neural,
cavity
above the
notochord
or
backbone,
and a
ventral,
or
visceral,
cavity
below it. The
subdivisions
or
classes
of
Vertebrata
are
Mammalia,
Aves,
Reptilia,
Amphibia,
Pisces,
Marsipobranchia,
and Lep
Anapophysis
::
Anapophysis
(n.) An
accessory
process
in many
lumbar
vertebrae.
Whettlebones
::
Whettlebones
(n. pl.) The
vertebrae
of the back.
Zygosphene
::
Zygosphene
(n.) A
median
process
on the front part of the
neural
arch of the
vertebrae
of most
snakes
and some
lizards,
which fits into a
fossa,
called
the
zygantrum,
on the back part of the arch in
front..
Perivertebral
::
Perivertebral
(a.)
Surrounding
the
vertebrae.
Coccyx
::
Coccyx
(n.) The end of the
vertebral
column
beyond
the
sacrum
in man and
tailless
monkeys.
It is
composed
of
several
vertebrae
more or less
consolidated.
Myotome
::
Myotome
(n.) One of the
embryonic
muscular
segments
arising
from the
protovertebrae;
also, one of the
protovertebrae
themselves..
Notochord
::
Notochord
(n.) An
elastic
cartilagelike
rod which is
developed
beneath
the
medullary
groove
in the
vertebrate
embryo,
and
constitutes
the
primitive
axial
skeleton
around
which the
centra
of the
vertebrae
and the
posterior
part of the base of the skull are
developed;
the
chorda
dorsalis.
See
Illust.
of
Ectoderm..
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