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

常見搭配
  • centrum of the vertebra
  • dorsal centra
  • lumbar centra
  • cervical centra
  • fractured centrum
  • centra of the spine
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.

同根字

  • centrum
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • centra of the vertebra
  • fractured centrum
  • dorsal centra

介系詞搭配