vertebra

IPA/ˈvɜːtɪbrə/
KK[vˈɚtəbrə]IPA/ˈvɜːrtɪbrə/

vertebra — 名詞

  • vertebrasingular
  • vertebrasplural

1. In the spine, each small connected bone is called a vertebra. Together, vertebra

1.名詞B2
釋義

脊椎骨

構成脊柱的骨骼小節

In the spine, each small connected bone is called a vertebra. Together, vertebrae form the backbone, protect the spinal cord, and allow the body to bend and twist.

例句

Dr. Chen examined the X-ray and found a crack in the patient's fifth vertebra.

陳醫師看了X光片，發現病人的第五節脊椎骨有一道裂痕。

crack in the [number] vertebra — describing a spinal injury

Keiko's yoga teacher explained how each vertebra moves during a forward bend.

Keiko 的瑜伽老師解釋了前彎時每一節脊椎骨如何活動。

常見搭配
  • fractured vertebra
  • cervical vertebra
  • lumbar vertebra
  • damaged vertebra
  • slipped vertebra
同義詞
  • spinal bone

    less technical, used in everyday conversation instead of medical contexts

文法句型

plural: vertebrae

用法筆記

Frequently used in the plural (vertebrae) when describing the spine as a whole. The singular refers to one specific spinal bone.

常見錯誤

He broke a vertebrae in his lower back.
He broke a vertebra in his lower back.
'Vertebra' is the singular form; 'vertebrae' is the plural.
My vertebra hurt after the long car ride.
My vertebrae hurt after the long car ride.
When referring to the back in general, the plural 'vertebrae' is usually more appropriate.

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常用片語

  • vertebra in the lower back
  • cervical / thoracic / lumbar vertebra

介系詞搭配

  • between vertebrae
  • in the vertebra