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Definition that contains brae
- back the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- spine the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- fusion correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
- backbone the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- whiplash an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
- vertebral of or relating to or constituting vertebrae
- sacrum wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
- laminectomy surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
- intervertebral pertaining to the space between two vertebrae
- arteria lumbalis one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall