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are those of the back, and are 

 twelve in number : lumbar vert- 

 ebrae are those of the loins, and 

 are five in number: vertebral, 

 a., vert'Zb-ral, pert, to the joints 

 of the spine or backbone. 



vertebrate, a. r vert'-^eb-rdt, also 

 vertebrated, a., vert^b-rdt'-Zd, 

 having a backbone or vertebral 

 column : Vertebrata, n. plu. , 

 vert' eb- rat' a, the Division of the 

 animal kingdom characterised 

 by the possession of a backbone 

 or vertebrae. : vertebra dentata, 

 d&nt'dtfd (L. dentdtus, toothed 

 from dens, a tooth), the second 

 vertebra or axis, which forms a 

 pivot on which the head with 

 the first vertebra rotates : vert- 

 ebra prominens, prdm'-m-enz (L. 

 prommens, standing out, promin- 

 ent), the seventh cervical vert- 

 ebra, so named because being so 

 long it is readily felt beneath the 

 skin. 



vertex, n., vert'eks, vertices, n. 

 plu., vert'-is-ez (L. vertex, that 

 which revolves about itself, the 

 top or crown of the head from 

 verto, I turn), in anat., the top 

 or crown of the head : vertical, 

 a., verif-ik-al, perpendicular to 

 the horizon ; standing upright. 



verticil, n., vertfw-il(L. verticillus, 

 the whirl of a spindle, a little 

 vertex from vertex, a whirl, the 

 top), in bot., a whorl or form of 

 inflorescence, having the flowers 

 arranged in a circle around an 

 axis: verticillate, a., vert-itf-il-ldt, 

 having parts arranged in a whorl, 

 or like the rays of a wheel ; vert- 

 icillaster, n., vert'-is-il-last'-er (L. 

 aster, a diminutive termination), 

 a false whorl or verticil, formed 

 of two nearly sessile cymes, placed 

 in the axils of opposite leaves. 



vertigo, n., vert-ig'6 (L, vertigo,.*, 

 turning or whirling round from 

 verto, I turn about), giddiness, 

 in which the patient feels that he 

 is standing still, while the objects 

 near him are running, round. 



verumontanum, ver-u-mSnt'-dn - urn 

 (L. veru, a spit, a dart ; mons, a 

 mountain, montis, of a mountain), 

 in anat., a narrow longitudinal 

 ridge of the urethra, formed 

 by an elevation of the mucous 

 membrane and its subjacent 

 tissue. 



vesica, n., vVs-lk'a (L. vesica, the 

 bladder), in anat., the urinary 

 bladder: vesical, a., vVs-ik'-al, 

 pert, to or in relation with the 

 bladder: vesicant, n., ves'-ik-ant, 

 any external application which 

 can raise a blister on the skin, as 

 Spanish fly, acetic acid, etc. 



vesicle, n., v'es'-ik-l, also vesicule, 

 n., ves'-ik'ul (L. vesicula, a little 

 bladder from vesica, a bladder), 

 a small bladder-like blister on 

 an animal body; a little sac or 

 cyst; a small bladder-like cavity: 

 vesicula, n., ves-ik^ul-d, in bot., 

 composed of cells : vesico-uterine, 

 ves f >ik'd-ut''er>in, applied to folds 

 of peritoneum extending from 

 the uterus to the urinary bladder: 

 vesicula prostatica, pros-tat'-ik-a 

 (Gr. prostates, one who stands 

 before, a leader), a depression at 

 the forepart of the verumontanum 

 in its middle line : vesiculae 

 seminales, ves-ik'ul-e sem^in-dl'-fo 

 (L. semen, seed, semmis, of seed), 

 the seminal vesicles in which the 

 semen lodges. 



vestibule, n., vtst'ib-ul (L. vestib- 

 ulum, a forecourt), a small oval 

 cavity of the internal ear, forming 

 an entry to the cochlea, etc.; a 

 small cavity in the ventricle of 

 the heart ; the angular interval 

 between the nymphse. 



vestigium foraminis ovalis, vest- 

 idf'i-umfdr-am'in-is ov-dl'is (L. 

 vestigium, a trace, a vestige ; 

 fdrdmen, an aperture, foraminis, 

 of an aperture ; ovalis, oval 

 from ovum, an egg), the vestige 

 of the foramen ovale of the foetal 

 heart, which indicates the original 

 place of communication between 

 the two auricles : vestigial, a., 



