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centrum
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈsen.trəm/ us /ˈsen.trəm/pluralcentra
the round, solid part in the centre of a vertebra(= one of the small bones that form the spine) in people and animals:
The centrum of the larger dorsal vertebra is broader.
The swimbladder is situated far back, between the fifth and eighth centra.
The neural arches are not fused to the centra.
In these flightless birds, there is a gradual decrease in the diameter of the vertebral centra.
The distal caudal centra appear to belong to the specimen, but they are very poorly preserved.
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