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prevertebra

noun

Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae

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Meanings

nounprevertebra (plural prevertebrae)

plural prevertebrae

Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
Hoxb6 mRNA is detected in neural tube and somites, with an anterior boundary in somites that contribute to the sixth prevertebra.
2016 January 23, “Developmental Patterning as a Quantitative Trait: Genetic Modulation of the Hoxb6 Mutant Skeletal Phenotype”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + vertebra.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prevertebra

vertebra hemivertebra protovertebra

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APA

prevertebra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevertebra

MLA

“prevertebra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevertebra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prevertebra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevertebra.

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