anticlinal vertebrae

A form of anticlinal vertebra — The vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined; the vertebra at which the spine orientation changes.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of anticlinal vertebra
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