cervical vertebra

noun

Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.

Similar
neck bone
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Meanings

nouncervical vertebra (plural cervical vertebras or cervical vertebrae)

plural cervical vertebras · plural cervical vertebrae

  1. anatomyAny of the seven vertebrae of the neck.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region

Similar
neck bone
Broader
vertebra

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic فَقَرَة عُنُقِيَّة
  • فَقَرَة عُنُقِيَّة (faqara ʕunuqiyya)any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Chinese Mandarin 頸椎 /颈椎
  • 頸椎 /颈椎 (jǐngzhuī)any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Dutch nekwervels
  • nekwervelsany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Finnish kaulanikama, niskanikama
  • kaulanikamaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • niskanikamaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
French vertèbre cervicale
  • vertèbre cervicaleany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
German Halswirbel, Nackenwirbel
  • Halswirbelany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Nackenwirbelany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Hungarian nyakcsigolya, nyaki gerinc szakaszon lévő csigolya
  • nyakcsigolyaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • nyaki gerinc szakaszon lévő csigolyaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Italian vertebra cervicale
  • vertebra cervicaleany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Japanese 頸椎
  • 頸椎 (keitsui)any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Malay vertebra serviks
  • vertebra serviksany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Māori tangai kakī
  • tangai kakīany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Polish kręg szyjny
  • kręg szyjnyany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Portuguese vértebra cervical
  • vértebra cervicalany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Romanian vertebră cervicală
  • vertebră cervicalăany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Russian ше́йный позвоно́к
  • ше́йный позвоно́к (šéjnyj pozvonók)any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Scottish Gaelic cnàimh-amhaich
  • cnàimh-amhaichany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Spanish vértebra cervical
  • vértebra cervicalany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Swedish halskota, cervikalkota
  • halskotaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • cervikalkotaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • nackkotaany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Tagalog liig-liigang gulugod, liigang gulugod
  • liig-liigang gulugodany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • liigang gulugodany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Turkish boyun omuru, servikal omur
  • boyun omuruany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • servikal omurany of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Ukrainian ши́йний хребе́ць
  • ши́йний хребе́ць (šýjnyj xrebécʹ)any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
Cite this entry
APA

cervical vertebra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20vertebra

MLA

“cervical vertebra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20vertebra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cervical vertebra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cervical%20vertebra.

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