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vertebra one of the bony segments of the spinal column vertebra [′vərd·ə·brə] (anatomy) One of the bones that make up the spine in vertebrates. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bony protrusions on Ichthyostega's spinal vertebrae would also have constrained sideways movement. Second, on Memorial Day in 1995, Christopher Reeve, an actor known for playing the role of Superman, was thrown from his horse and sustained injury to his spinal cord between cervical spinal vertebrae C1 and C2. About a thousand times a week somewhere in the United States a surgeon inserts two-inch metal screws into the walls of someone's spinal vertebrae. |
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