vertebral : Idioms & Phrases

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accessory vertebral vein

  • noun a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
    vena vertebralis accessoria.
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anterior vertebral vein

  • noun a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein
    vena vertebralis anterior.
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vertebral arch

  • noun a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord
    neural arch.
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vertebral artery

  • noun the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts
    arteria vertebralis.
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vertebral canal

  • noun the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
    canalis vertebralis; spinal canal.
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vertebral column

  • noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
    rachis; spinal column; spine; backbone; back.
    • the fall broke his back
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vertebral vein

  • noun a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
    vena vertebralis.
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