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# intervertebral

«intervertebral» in Mova's school dictionary: **Between the bones of the spine (vertebrae)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (intervertebral)

### meaning for a pupil

(biology) Between the bones of the spine (vertebrae). Intervertebral discs are soft cushions between the vertebrae. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons on the skeleton and back care. Phrases: intervertebral disc.

### examples

- Intervertebral discs cushion the bones in your back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#x1)
- The intervertebral discs act like shock absorbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#x2)
- A slipped disc is a damaged intervertebral disc. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#x3)
- Lift heavy bags with bent knees to protect your intervertebral discs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#x4)
- You are slightly taller in the morning because your intervertebral discs have rested. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#x5)
- Each intervertebral disc has a soft middle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/#x6)

### note

Technical word: inter (between) + vertebral (of vertebrae). Fun fact: you are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «intervertebral» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intervertebral/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.