intervertebral

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   pertaining to the space between two vertebrae

Questions about intervertebral

What does intervertebral mean?

intervertebral means "pertaining to the space between two vertebrae".

How many syllables are in intervertebral?

intervertebral has 5 syllables: in-ter-ver-te-bral. The stress falls on "ver".

Is intervertebral a common word?

intervertebral is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.