VERTEBRAL ARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vertebral arch mean? 

• VERTEBRAL ARCH (noun)
  The noun VERTEBRAL ARCH has 1 sense:

1. a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

  Familiarity information: VERTEBRAL ARCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERTEBRAL ARCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

neural arch; vertebral arch

Hypernyms ("vertebral arch" is a kind of...):

arch (a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet))

Holonyms ("vertebral arch" is a part of...):

centrum (the main body of a vertebra)

 Context examples 

A thick process on either side of the vertebral body that connects the latter to the vertebral arch.

(Pedicle of Vertebral Arch, NCI Thesaurus)