vertebro-

combining form

variants or before vowels vertebr-

1

: vertebra : vertebrae

vertebriform

vertebrectomy

2

: vertebral and

vertebrofemoral

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin vertebra "joint, vertebra" + New Latin -o- -o-

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