Wirbel

Definitions of Wirbel
  1. noun
    one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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    types:
    Halswirbel
    one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
    Lendenwirbel
    one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
    type of:
    Gebein, Knochen
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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