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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessegmento vertebral
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seɣˈmento berteˈβral
"El dolor se localiza en el segmento vertebral cervical."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A functional unit of the spinal column consisting of two adjacent vertebrae and the intervening intervertebral disc and associated soft tissues.
"The physical therapist examined the patient's lumbar vertebral segment for signs of degeneration." - 2
An individual vertebra viewed as a structural component of the axial skeleton.
"Each vertebral segment protects a portion of the spinal cord."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'vertebra' (joint of the spine, from vertere meaning to turn) combined with 'segmentum' (a strip or piece cut, from secare meaning to cut). The anatomical usage emerged in modern medical and biological terminology during the 19th century to describe discrete functional units of the spinal column.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vertebral segment" is said worldwide
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segment vertébral
Transliteration: seɡmɑ̃ vɛʁtebʁal
"Le segment vertébral lombaire subit une pression importante."
Wirbelsäulensegment
Transliteration: vɪʁbl̩zɔɪ̯ln̩zɛɡmɛnt
"Das betroffene Wirbelsäulensegment wurde operiert."
segmento vertebrale
Transliteration: seɡˈmɛnto verterˈbale
"Ogni segmento vertebrale protegge il midollo spinale."
segmento vertebral
Transliteration: seɣˈmento berteˈβral
"El dolor se localiza en el segmento vertebral cervical."
segmento vertebral
Transliteration: seɡˈmẽtu veʁteˈvɾaw
"O segmento vertebral foi avaliado por ressonância magnética."
कशेरुका खंड
Transliteration: kasheruka khand
"यह कशेरुका खंड रीढ़ की हड्डी का हिस्सा है।"
椎骨节段
Transliteration: zhuī gǔ jié duàn
"医生检查了病人的颈椎骨节段。"
척추 마디
Transliteration: cheokchu madi
"요추 부위의 척추 마디에 통증이 있습니다."
椎骨セグメント
Transliteration: tsuikotsu segumento
"患者の椎骨セグメントに異常が発見された。"
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