protovertebra
English
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.
Etymology
Prefix from English vertebra.
Origin
English
vertebra
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hemivertebra English
- prevertebra English
- vertebra English
- vertebral English
- vertebrectomy English
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European