Found out I have a straight neck, my 1st vertebrae is out of alignment and a have some entraped nerves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yawnnn....] Reference

A clefting abnormality in vertebrae (small bones that make up the spine) that gives them a "flying butterfly" appearance on X-rays.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alagille Syndrome Glossary] Reference

Separating each of the vertebrae is a small cushion called a ‘disk’.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

Spine Backbone; spinal column; the chain of bones, called vertebrae, that runs down the back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

And then it goes down the spinal cord all the way to the seventh cervical vertebrae which is way below my injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2004] Reference

But they forgot to add in suspense and the kind of vertebrae-penetrating doom that haunted those eerie early Files.    From Wordnik.com.  [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference

Sandwiched between two vertebrae, it makes a good cushion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beating The Back Ache] Reference

Like motorboats navigating the vertebrae of an earthquake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Avatar Of Chaos] Reference

These are vertebrae that are not in good alignment with the others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Danielle Cavallucci: Quiet The Mind and Hear Your Inner Voice] Reference

Stingley crumpled to the ground, his fourth and fifth vertebrae severed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jack Tatum Dead: Former Raider Dies At 61] Reference

The fee for a five or six-hour fusion of multiple vertebrae is 10 times as high.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgery May Not Be The Answer To An Aching Back] Reference

The broken shovel handle entered the base of his neck just above the top vertebrae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Murderer's Road] Reference

Doctors removed a cracked disc, then fused her vertebrae together with a bone graft.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Back Debate] Reference

Note the 23 rubbery white discs: the cartilage inner tubes that cushion the vertebrae.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Back Debate] Reference

"It is such solid vertebrae as Mr. Houghton that form the backbone of our business world.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference

The vertebrae of the neck, like those of the back and loins, support the principal vessels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Anatomy] Reference

The abscess cavity or cavities are usually deep, and may involve the ligaments and vertebrae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference

Everett fractured the third and fourth vertebrae in his cervical spine during a routine tackle.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Daring Course of Treatment] Reference

And spies spied on other spies; that was the vertebrae of the system on which the I.W.W. thrived.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference

Manipulation of the vertebrae in the lower back is generally considered a very low-risk procedure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond The Backache] Reference

Its neck-vertebrae were very thick and solid, its shoulders were wide, and its skull was gigantic.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eternal Wall] Reference

Yes and probably. as you age, the spongy disks between the vertebrae in the spine dry out and thin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&A: Can anything prevent age-related height loss?] Reference

(Mae Scanlan, Washington) 2. winner of the roll of vertebrae-motif packing tape, This Is Spinal Tape.    From Wordnik.com.  [Week 880: Our most famous neologism contest, and the winning oil spill song parodies] Reference

(B.P. Beary, Great Mills, Md.) 2, winner of the roll of vertebrae-motif packing tape, This Is Spinal Tape.    From Wordnik.com.  [Week 880: Our most famous neologism contest, and the winning oil spill song parodies] Reference

Instead, for the next five months, Ted lay immobilized in a metal frame as his vertebrae reknit themselves.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Prince of Policymaking] Reference

Broken femurs aren't a common fracture in osteoporosis (most fractures occur in the vertebrae, hips, or wrists).    From Wordnik.com.  [Boning up on the link between Fosamax and atypical fractures] Reference

The standard treatment involves destroying the disc and using bone grafts to fuse the two vertebrae it separated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beating The Back Ache] Reference

An old injury that hadn't bothered me in years had resulted in serious deterioration of three of my neck vertebrae.    From Wordnik.com.  [I'm Not Married, But I'm Far From Alone] Reference

Although the fan is now expected to make a full recovery, she suffered injuries to one leg and four dorsal vertebrae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singer 'injured fan before killing himself'] Reference

Back in 1982, when Kaufman did the spitting, Lawler put a choke hold on him, leaving him with four compressed vertebrae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kids, Don't Try This In Acting Class] Reference

Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.    From Wordnik.com.  [Acting the Swan to Overcome the Duck] Reference

David Bellino had cracked vertebrae and couldn't move his legs, but said doctors told him the paralysis would likely be temporary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colombia 'Miracle' Plane Crash: How Did Only Person Die?] Reference

Today it is a veritable exodus of white-collar professionals who, along with their riches, are the vertebrae of any stable society.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iraq's Quiet Exodus] Reference

"It's pretty much been our communication," said Brad Coulter, 44, a database manager who suffered five broken vertebrae in the accident.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coping With a Health Crisis, One Click at a Time] Reference

In a 6 1/2-hour operation Monday, doctors successfully stabilized the vertebrae Reeve smashed after falling off his horse two weeks ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reeve Bounces Back A Bit] Reference