columna vertebral

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kuˈlum.nə βər.təˈβɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kuˈlum.nə vər.təˈbɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koˈlum.na veɾ.teˈbɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [koˈlum.na βer.teˈβɾal]

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Noun

columna vertebral f (plural columnes vertebrals)

1. vertebral column

Galician

Noun

columna vertebral f (plural columnas vertebrais)

1. (anatomy) the vertebral column

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˌlumna beɾteˈbɾal/ [koˌlũm.na β̞eɾ.t̪eˈβ̞ɾal]
• Syllabification: co‧lum‧na ver‧te‧bral

Noun

columna vertebral f (plural columnas vertebrales)

1. spine, vertebral column

   Synonym: espina dorsal

Further reading

• “columna vertebral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025