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intervertebral

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

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  • rhymes with -iːbɹəl
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Between the vertebrae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

pertaining to the space between two vertebrae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English vertebra English -al English vertebral English intervertebral From inter- + vertebral.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: міжпазвано́чны (mižpazvanóčny) — between the vertebrae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 椎間 /椎间 (zhuījiān) — between the vertebrae
  • Czech: meziobratlový — between the vertebrae
  • German: intervertebral — between the vertebrae
  • Polish: międzykręgowy — between the vertebrae
  • Romanian: intervertebral — between the vertebrae
  • Russian: межпозвоно́чный (mežpozvonóčnyj) — between the vertebrae
  • Spanish: intervertebral — between the vertebrae
  • Ukrainian: міжхребце́вий (mižxrebcévyj) — between the vertebrae
  • Ukrainian: міжхребе́тний (mižxrebétnyj) — between the vertebrae