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intervertebral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-ver-te-bral
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between the vertebrae

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English vertebra English -al English vertebral English intervertebral From inter- + vertebral.

Derived Forms

intervertebrally nonintervertebral

Phrases

intervertebral disc

Rhymes With

cerebral vertebral intracerebral palpebral paravertebral prevertebral sacrovertebral extracerebral neurocerebral tritocerebral subvertebral perivertebral

Questions

What does intervertebral mean?
Between the vertebrae
Where does intervertebral come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English vertebra English -al English vertebral English intervertebral From inter- + vertebral.

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