How to Use vertebral in a Sentence

vertebral

adjective
  • The left vertebral artery is working well, according to the post.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The five lumbar vertebral bodies are the bones that are stacked on top of each other to form your lower spine.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Stone had suffered from a ruptured vertebral artery, which lead to brain hemorrhage.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
  • All vertebrates have a spine composed of a string of vertebral segments, but species vary in their number and size.
    — Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The lower back, or lumbar spine, is composed of the vertebral bone and the discs that are the cushion between the bones.
    — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • After his first tournament, he was sidelined for six weeks with a vertebral fracture.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • His vertebral artery was severed; police deemed the attack a possible hate crime.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The drug also cut in half the risk of a vertebral fracture, when bone compression causes part of the spine to collapse.
    — Marilynn Marchione, The Seattle Times, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Many doctors have focused on treating the disc, but this type of back pain originates from the vertebral endplates.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
  • First is the transverse foramina---the holes in their vertebrae through which the vertebral artery is threaded.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2013
  • The internal carotid arteries run along the front of the neck, whereas the vertebral arteries run along the back of the neck.
    — Alicen Nelson Md, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
  • According to Laker, the vertebral artery is a blood vessel that runs through the bones in your neck that feeds your brain stem and part of your spinal cord.
    — Julia Ries, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
  • Accumulation of loose vertebral bones in one of the transport boxes.
    — Tess Joosse, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • If vertebral alignment problems exist, and these are common, the above situation is worse.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2024
  • Two patients died, one from significant blood loss after the operation and the other from a stroke caused by a cut vertebral artery.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 16 July 2021
  • Palmer labeled the issue as a bone out of place — other chiropractors now might apply the term to a vertebral joint with a reduced range of motion.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The heightened risk of death aside, the additional health care costs following hip and vertebral fractures are staggering.
    — Farah Naz Khan, Vox, 30 July 2018
  • Cobra Pose Cobra pose can help with mobility in the spine and relieve tension off vertebral discs.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Shortly after, Stone discovered that her right vertebral artery, the major artery that supplies blood to the brain and spinal cord, was torn and bleeding into her face, brain, and spine.
    — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024
  • The other thing that set these specimens apart from many others was that the snakes were articulated, meaning that they were found in one piece, with the vertebral bones in the proper order.
    — New Atlas, 21 July 2024
  • The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • In addition to understanding more about head movements, the atlas can also share information about blood flow to the brain through vertebral arteries.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Mar. 2020
  • In 2022, Osbourne had a series of spinal surgeries during which a vertebral tumor was discovered.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
  • The vertebral column comprises individual vertebral bones with spinal discs between each bone.
    — Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Similarities Both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are used to treat the pain caused by a vertebral fracture.
    — Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • Martill notes that the short length of the tail in relation to the body, structure of the pelvis, impressions of body scales, recurved teeth, high vertebral count and the shape of the vertebrae all make Tetrapodophis a snake.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
  • Lift Weights Osteoporosis causes vertebral compression fractures that subtract from your height.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The accident left her with three fractured vertebrae, including an eighth thoracic vertebra (T8) vertebral burst fracture, burns on her arms and legs and a knee injury.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Acceptance of germ theory and vaccination would repudiate the founding premise of the profession that all disease stems from vertebral misalignments.
    — Sean B. Carroll, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2020
  • More serious but less common causes of chronic neck pain include vertebral fractures, infections, tumors and inflammatory diseases.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2025

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