prevertebral

See also: prévertébral

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ vertebral

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl
• Rhymes: -iːbɹəl

Adjective

prevertebral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Situated immediately in front of, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column; prespinal.

Derived terms

• prevertebral fascia
• prevertebral ganglia
• prevertebral muscles
• prevertebral plexus
• prevertebral space

 

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “prevertebral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)