centra

IPA/ˈsen.trəm/
IPA/ˈsen.trəm/

centra — 名詞

  • centrasingular
  • centrasplural

1. the thick, rounded main section of a vertebra — the bony units stacked to make u

1.名詞C1
釋義

椎體

脊椎骨中央的圓形實心主體

the thick, rounded main section of a vertebra — the bony units stacked to make up the backbone — found in humans and other vertebrate animals

例句

In humans, the centra of the lower back are wider than those near the neck.

人類下背部的椎體比頸部附近的椎體更寬。

centra of [body region] — anatomical pattern

A crack in the centrum can be seen clearly on a spinal X-ray image.

椎體上的裂縫在脊椎X光片上可以看得很清楚。

singular form: centrum

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The centra of the spine are all the same size.
✅The centra of the spine differ in size depending on their location.
💡Centra vary by region; the lumbar (lower back) centra are largest and the cervical (neck) centra are smallest.