An abnormality of one or more of the vertebrae. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Abnormal vertebrae Vertebral anomalies Abnormality of the vertebrae
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US:74877002
- UMLS:C0158775
- SNOMEDCT_US:205043005
- UMLS:C4020839
- Fyler:4108
- UMLS:C4020840
A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal vertebrae (the coccygeal vertebrae are fused into one coccyx bone).
Term relations
- has part some (
morphology and
characteristic of part of some vertebra and
has modifier some abnormal)