vertē^bra

ae, f.

verto

I. a joint.
I. In gen., Cels. 8, 1, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255; Sen. Ep. 78, 8.—Of insects, Plin. 11, 1, 1, § 1.—
II. In partic., a joint, vertebra of the spine, Cels. 8, 1.—
III. In late Lat. collat. form vertē^brum, i, n., = ἰσχίον, the hip-bone, Cael. Aur Acut. 1, 10, 71 al.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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