# vertebral
## English
### Etymology

From vertebra +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈvɜː.tɪ.bɹəl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /vɚˈti.bɹəl/, /ˈvɜ˞.tə.bɹəl/
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl

### Adjective

vertebral (not comparable)
* (anatomy) Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
** Having or made of vertebrae.
** Having a spinal column.

#### Derived terms

* basivertebral
* costovertebral
* craniovertebral
* discovertebral
* extravertebral
* facioauriculovertebral
* hemivertebral
* intervertebral
* intravertebral
* ischiovertebral
* lumbovertebral
* meningovertebral
* nonvertebral
* oculoauriculovertebral
* paravertebral
* perivertebral
* postvertebral
* prevertebral
* protovertebral
* retrovertebral
* sacrovertebral
* sinuvertebral
* sternovertebral
* subvertebral
* supravertebral
* trivertebral
* vertebral arch
* vertebral artery
* vertebral canal
* vertebral column
* vertebrally

#### Translations
### Noun

vertebral (plural vertebrals)
* (zootomy) Any of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back.

### References

* “vertebral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “vertebral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [bər.təˈβɾal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [vər.təˈbɾal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [veɾ.teˈbɾal]

### Adjective

vertebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural vertebrals)
* (anatomy) vertebral

#### Derived terms

* columna vertebral

#### Related terms

* vèrtebra
* vertebrat

## Galician
### Adjective

vertebral m or f (plural vertebrais)
* (anatomy) vertebral

#### Derived terms

* columna vertebral

#### Related terms

* vértebra

## German
### Etymology

From Latin vertebra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɛʁteˈbʁaːl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːl

### Adjective

vertebral (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular vertebraler, not comparable)
* vertebral

#### Declension
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /veʁ.teˈbɾaw/ [veh.teˈbɾaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /veʁ.teˈbɾaw/ [veh.teˈbɾaʊ̯]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /veɾ.teˈbɾaw/ [veɾ.teˈbɾaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /veʁ.teˈbɾaw/ [veχ.teˈbɾaʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /veɻ.teˈbɾaw/ [veɻ.teˈbɾaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾ.tɨˈbɾal/ [vɨɾ.tɨˈβɾaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾ.tɨˈbɾal/ [vɨɾ.tɨˈβɾaɫ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɨɾ.tɨˈbɾal/ [bɨɾ.tɨˈβɾaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾ.tɨˈbɾa.li/ [vɨɾ.tɨˈβɾa.li]
* Rhymes: -al, -aw
* Hyphenation: ver‧te‧bral

### Adjective

vertebral m or f (plural vertebrais, not comparable)
* (anatomy) vertebral

#### Derived terms

* coluna vertebral

#### Related terms

* vértebra

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French vertébral.

### Adjective

vertebral m or n (feminine singular vertebrală, masculine plural vertebrali, feminine and neuter plural vertebrale)
* vertebral

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beɾteˈbɾal/ [beɾ.t̪eˈβ̞ɾal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: ver‧te‧bral

### Adjective

vertebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural vertebrales)
* (anatomy) vertebral

#### Derived terms

* columna vertebral
* cuerpo vertebral

#### Related terms

* vértebra

### Further reading

* “vertebral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10