protovertebra
[ prō′tō-vûr′tə-brə ]
n.
A mesodermal somite. No longer in technical use.
The caudal half of a sclerotome that is the primordium of the vertebral centrum.
provertebra
Words nearby protovertebra
protostome,
prototherian,
prototroph,
prototrophic,
prototype,
protovertebra,
protoxide,
protoxylem,
protozoa,
protozoan,
protozoiasis
Example sentences from the Web for protovertebra
At about the level of the fifth protovertebra the first trace of the urinary system appears.
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