vertebral

[ vur-tuh-bruh l ]

/ ˈvɜr tə brəl /

of or relating to a vertebra or the vertebrae; spinal.

resembling a vertebra.

composed of or having vertebrae.

Origin of vertebral

First recorded in 1675–85; vertebr(a) + -al¹

ver·te·bral·ly, adverb non·ver·te·bral, adjective post·ver·te·bral, adjective pre·ver·te·bral, adjective

sub·ver·te·bral, adjective

But these young women all suffered a rare kind of stroke caused by a vertebral artery dissection, or VAD.

A Stroke That Hits Young Women |Nicole LaPorte |July 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Between the vertebral and sternal portions an intermediate tract is separated off and ossified in the Monotremata.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
The vertebral column is very long, consisting of some sixty vertebrae.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
He divides the vertebral columns into cervical, dorsal, and lumbar portions.

Fathers of Biology |Charles McRae

The presphenoid, being long and pointed, is very unlike a vertebral body.

Form and Function |E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The neck is long, and, as in the Camel, the vertebral arteries run inside the neural arches.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard

vertebral

[ vûr′tə-brəl, vər-tē′brəl ]

Of, relating to, or of the nature of a vertebra.

Having or consisting of vertebrae.

Having a spinal column.