centra
centra — noun
- centrasingular
- centrasplural
1. the thick, rounded main section of a vertebra — the bony units stacked to make u
the thick, rounded main section of a vertebra — the bony units stacked to make up the backbone — found in humans and other vertebrate animals
In humans, the centra of the lower back are wider than those near the neck.
centra of [body region] — anatomical pattern
A crack in the centrum can be seen clearly on a spinal X-ray image.
singular form: centrum
Dr. Okafor examined the centra of the patient's fractured vertebra before surgery.
In fish, the centra connect to the ribs and help support the body weight.
The centra of lumbar vertebrae are the largest because they carry the most weight.
- vertebral body
more common in everyday medical and clinical usage; centrum is the formal anatomical term
文法句型
the centra of + noun phrase
centra + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
This is a technical anatomical term. The singular form is centrum (/ˈsen.trəm/), and the plural is centra (/ˈsen.trə/). In medical contexts, the term vertebral body is more common in everyday clinical use, but centrum/centra is standard in academic anatomy textbooks.