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VERTEBRAL BODY [2 records]

Record 1 2000-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The main portion of a vertebra anterior to the vertebral canal, as distinct from the arches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

Each vertebra consists of a cylindrical, central portion, called the centrum (...) which bears a dorsal and ventral arch of cartilage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

(...) corps (...) d'une vertèbre.

Spanish

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