Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevertebra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ver-te-bra
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae

Example Sentences

"Hoxb6 mRNA is detected in neural tube and somites, with an anterior boundary in somites that contribute to the sixth prevertebra."

Etymology

From pre- + vertebra.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prevertebrae (plural)

Rhymes With

vertebra protovertebra hemivertebra

Questions

What does prevertebra mean?: Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
Where does prevertebra come from?: From pre- + vertebra.

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