脊椎骨 (jǐ zhuī gǔ) — vertebra; spine; backbone

Definition

Examples

• 医生检查了他的脊椎骨，发现没有受伤。
  Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de jǐ zhuī gǔ, fā xiàn méi yǒu shòu shāng.
  The doctor examined his spine and found no injury.
• 人的脊椎骨由三十多块骨头组成。
  Rén de jǐ zhuī gǔ yóu sān shí duō kuài gǔ tou zǔ chéng.
  The human spine is made up of more than thirty bones.
• 这只恐龙的脊椎骨化石保存得非常好。
  Zhè zhī kǒng lóng de jǐ zhuī gǔ huà shí bǎo cún dé fēi cháng hǎo.
  The fossilized spine of this dinosaur is very well preserved.