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Vertebral   Listen
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Vertebral  n.  (Zool.) A vertebrate. (R.)






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"Vertebral" Quotes from Famous Books



... cord may, I believe, be studied from a better standpoint in the case of small-calibre bullet injuries than in any others, since in many instances it is, I think, possible to exclude any complications such as wrenches and strains of the vertebral column, and ascribe the symptoms to the pure effect of extreme vibratory force communicated to the cord by its enveloping bony canal. The condition must be considered under the two headings of ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins

... to which all separate species are referable, but the parts of each are themselves units, which "der Idee nach," are identical inter se. This fantasy can hardly be taken seriously as a scientific theory; it seems, however, to have been what guided Goethe in his "discovery" of the vertebral nature of the skull. Just as the fore limb can be homologised with the hind limb, so, reasoning by analogy, the skull should be capable of being homologised with the vertebrae. To what ludicrous extremes this doctrine of the repetition of parts within the organism was pushed we shall see when ...
— Form and Function - A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology • E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

... simulator of catalepsy wears an iron corset concealed beneath his clothing. He has performed a feat of strength and skill rendered easy by the exercise that he has given to the muscles occupying the colliciae of his vertebral column. This part of the muscular system is greatly developed in the weakest and least hardy persons. In fact, in order that man may keep a vertical position and execute an infinite multitude of motions in which stability is involved, nature has had to give him a large number of different ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 • Various



Words linked to "Vertebral" :   vertebral canal, vertebral column, vertebral arch, accessory vertebral vein, vertebral vein, vertebral artery, anterior vertebral vein, vertebra



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