Meanings
adjectivenonvertebral (not comparable)
- not comparableNot vertebral.
A new review of clinical trials appears to show a strong dose-dependent effect for vitamin D in lowering the risk for nonvertebral fractures in the elderly.
2009 March 31, Nicholas Bakalar, “Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older Adults”, in New York Times
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nonvertebral
cerebralvertebralintervertebralintracerebralcraniocerebralpalpebralparavertebralacerebralantennocerebralanticerebralbasivertebralcardiocerebralcardiovasculocerebralcervicocerebralcircumcerebralcostovertebralcraniovertebraldiscovertebralelectrocerebralextracerebralextravertebralfacioauriculovertebralhemicerebralhemivertebral
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APA
nonvertebral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvertebral
MLA
“nonvertebral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvertebral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvertebral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvertebral.
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