vertebral

ver·te·bral
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UK/ˈvɜː.tɪ.bɹəl/US/vɚˈti.bɹəl/US/ˈvɝ.tə.bɹəl/

adjective

Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.

Similar
backbonedspinalvertebrate
Opposite
backbonelessinvertebratenonspinal
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English vertebra ← Latin vertebra →
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Meanings

adjectivevertebral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
  2. not comparableHaving or made of vertebrae.
  3. not comparableHaving a spinal column.
nounvertebral (plural vertebrals)

plural vertebrals

  1. biologyAny of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
backbonedspinalvertebrate
Opposite
backbonelessinvertebratenonspinal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  3. Proto-Italic*wertō
  4. Latinvertō
  5. Proto-Italic*ðrā
  6. Latinvertebra
  7. Englishvertebra
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishvertebral

From vertebra + -al.

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Translations

Arabic فِقْرِيّ, فِقَرِيّ
  • فِقْرِيّ (fiqriyy)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
  • فِقَرِيّ (fiqariyy)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Bulgarian гръбначен
  • гръбначен (grăbnačen)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Catalan vertebral
  • vertebralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Chinese Mandarin 脊椎的
  • 脊椎的 (jǐzhuī de)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Czech obratlový, vertebrální
  • obratlovýof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
  • vertebrálníof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Dutch wervel-
  • wervel-of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Finnish nikama-, vertebraalinen
  • nikama-of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
  • vertebraalinenof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
French vertébral
  • vertébralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
German vertebral, Wirbel-
  • vertebralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
  • Wirbel-of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Greek σπονδυλικός
  • σπονδυλικός (spondylikós)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Hungarian gerinc-
  • gerinc-of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Irish veirteabrach
  • veirteabrachof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Italian vertebrale
  • vertebraleof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Lithuanian stuburinis
  • stuburinisof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Polish kręgowy
  • kręgowyof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Portuguese vertebral
  • vertebralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Romanian vertebral
  • vertebralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Russian позвоно́чный, спинно́й
  • позвоно́чный (pozvonóčnyj)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
  • спинно́й (spinnój)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Slovak stavcový
  • stavcovýof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Spanish vertebral
  • vertebralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine
Ukrainian хребе́тний, спинни́й
  • хребе́тний (xrebétnyj)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine
  • спинни́й (spynnýj)of or relating to a vertebra or the spine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vertebral

cerebralintervertebralintracerebralcraniocerebralpalpebralparavertebralacerebralantennocerebralanticerebralbasivertebralcardiocerebralcardiovasculocerebralcervicocerebralcircumcerebralcostovertebralcraniovertebraldiscovertebralelectrocerebralextracerebralextravertebralfacioauriculovertebralhemicerebralhemivertebralhepatocerebral
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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