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noun

vertēbra

gen. vertē^brae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a joint
a joint.
Cels. 8, 1, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255; Sen. Ep. 78, 8.—Of insects, Plin. 11, 1,… in general
In gen., Cels. 8, 1, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255; Sen. Ep. 78, 8.—Of insects, Plin. 11, 1, 1, § 1.—
a joint; vertebra in particular
In partic., a joint, vertebra of the spine, Cels. 8, 1.—
the hip-bone
In late Lat. collat. form vertē^brum, i, n., = ἰσχίον, the hip-bone, Cael. Aur Acut. 1, 10, 71 al.
Perseus ID: n50643 Key: vertebra