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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

(..) The press will be here soon. I suggest we move on. What was he doing here anyway? MoIten metal penetrated the spinal cavity... ...and fused the vertebrae at muItiple points... ...including the lamina and the roof of the spinal column. We won't know the extent of the damage until we get in there. (..)
2004 Spider-Man 2