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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 tibia and fibula of her left leg. She's going to need a neck brace and a cast, but otherwise she's fine. Can I show you something? Uh, this is the top vertebrae here. This dark line... it's hard to see... but that's the fracture line. What was she doing on a roof? Just playing. Well, for a girl her age she's unusually strong. Yeah. There's seven vertebrae in the neck. A break to any of the first four, a tear to the spinal cord... I mean, if this had happened just a few millimeters lower, we'd be talking about death (..)
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