Each vertebra is made up of a spoollike centrum surmounted by a neural arch to house the nerve cord (Tracy I. Storer).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ep|i|cen|trum — «EHP uh SEHN truhm», noun, plural tra « truh». = epicenter. (Cf. ↑epicenter) … Useful english dictionary
cen — cen·tri·cae; cen·tri·cal; cen·tric·i·ty; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; cen·trif·u·ga·tion; cen·trif·u·gence; cen·tring; cen·tri·ole; cen·trip·e·tal; cen·trip·e·tal·ism; cen·trip·e·tal·ly; cen·tris·ci·dae;… … English syllables
trum — al·a·bas·trum; an·trum; ar·co·cen·trum; cal·a·mis·trum; cas·trum; cen·trum; ces·trum; claus·trum; coe·no·cen·trum; co·los·trum; di·plec·trum; elec·trum; em·pe·trum; ge·as·trum; haus·trum; hip·pe·as·trum; hy·pan·trum; li·gus·trum; lus·trum;… … English syllables
centrum — cen·trum … English syllables
centrum — cen•trum [[t]ˈsɛn trəm[/t]] n. pl. trums, tra ( trə). 1) anat. a center 2) anat. the body of a vertebra, the part cushioned by the spinal disk • Etymology: 1850–55; < L; see center … From formal English to slang
centrum — cen|trum sb., met el. centret, mer el. centre, merne el. centrene (midte, midtpunkt; midten af en by), i sms. centrum el. centrums , fx centrum(s)parti … Dansk ordbog
centrumbor — cen|trum|bor (el. centrumsbor) sb., et, centrumbor, ene (et bor til en boremaskine) … Dansk ordbog
centrum — SYN: center. [L. fr. G. kentron] c. medianum SYN: centromedian nucleus. c. medullare SYN: c. semiovale. c. ossificationis [TA] SYN: center of ossification. c. ossificationis primarium [TA] SYN: primary center of ossification. c. ossificationis… … Medical dictionary
neurocentrum — neu·ro·cen·trum sen trəm n, pl trums or tra trə either of the two dorsal elements of a vertebra that unite to form a neural arch from which the vertebral spine is developed neu·ro·cen·tral sen trəl adj * * * neu·ro·cen·trum (noor″o… … Medical dictionary
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
