centrum

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(sĕn'trəm) pronunciation
n., pl., -trums, or -tra (-trə).
The major part of a vertebra, exclusive of the bases of the neural arch.

[Latin, center. See center.]


The main weight-bearing part of a vertebra.

(sĕn'trəm)
n., pl. -trums or cen·tra (-trə).
  1. A center of any kind, especially an anatomical center.
  2. The major part of a vertebra, exclusive of the bases of the neural arch.

Pl. centra [L.]
1. a center.
2. the body of a vertebra.

  • c. commune — the solar plexus.

Centrum means center in Latin.

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