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protovertebra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹə

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Etymology

From proto- + vertebra.