Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0334 short lesson, about 20 seconds
vertebr/o: Vertebra
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The idea
The combining form vertebr slash o names a vertebra, one bone of the spinal column.
In practice
The vertebral column is the stack of these bones.
Where people slip
A second combining form names the same structure and is used in different terms.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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