B1NounFeminine
la colonna vertebrale
spine / vertebral column
/koh-LON-nah ver-teh-BRAH-leh/
Plural: colonne vertebrali
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Examples in Context
La postura scorretta danneggia la colonna vertebrale.
Bad posture damages the spine.
Il fisioterapista ha trattato la sua colonna vertebrale.
The physiotherapist treated his spine.
About This Word
Also simply called 'colonna' in medical contexts. 'Ernia del disco' = slipped disc.
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