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cervical vertebra

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neck bone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vertebra

Narrower terms: atlas, atlas vertebra, axis, axis vertebra

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَقَرَة عُنُقِيَّة (faqara ʕunuqiyya) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Arabic: فقرة عنقية (faqara ʕunuqiyya) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頸椎 /颈椎 (jǐngzhuī) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Dutch: nekwervels — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Finnish: kaulanikama — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Finnish: niskanikama — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • French: vertèbre cervicale — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Galician: vértebra cervical — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • German: Halswirbel — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • German: Nackenwirbel — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Hungarian: nyakcsigolya — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Hungarian: nyaki gerinc szakaszon lévő csigolya — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Ingrian: kaglapiiluu — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Italian: vertebra cervicale — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Japanese: 頸椎 (keitsui) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Kalmyk: сер (ser) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Northern Kurdish: birrbirreyê stû — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Malay: vertebra serviks — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Māori: tangai kakī — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Khiamniungan Naga: shāng-ù — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Polish: kręg szyjny — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Portuguese: vértebra cervical — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Romanian: vertebră cervicală — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Russian: ше́йный позвоно́к (šéjnyj pozvonók) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Scottish Gaelic: cnàimh-amhaich — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Spanish: vértebra cervical — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Swedish: halskota — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Swedish: cervikalkota — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Swedish: nackkota — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Tagalog: liig-liigang gulugod — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Tagalog: liigang gulugod — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Telugu: మెడపూస (meḍapūsa) — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Turkish: boyun omuru — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck
  • Turkish: servikal omur — any of the seven vertebrae of the neck