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vertebra

noun: one of the small bones that are linked together to form the backbone
noun: one of the bony or cartilaginous segments composing the spinal column, consisting in some lower 'vertebrates' of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent 'vertebrae' and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord

(..) Giant difference. Oh! Easy, pal. Watch your tone. I don't care about tone, I just care about results. Dr. Hodgins was looking for particulates on the mandible and vertebrae that might lead to a murder weapon when he found saliva. There was enough saliva in the wounds to run a DNA profile. (..)
2008 TvShow: Bones Title: The Finger in the Nest Season: 4 Episode 3