vertebral arch

noun

The posterior part of a vertebra.

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neural arch
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Meanings

nounvertebral arch (plural vertebral arches)

plural vertebral arches

  1. anatomyThe posterior part of a vertebra.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

Similar
neural arch
Broader
arch
Also see
neural arch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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