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centrum /cen·trum/ (sen´trum) pl. cen´tra   [L.]
1. a center.
2. the body of a vertebra.

cen·trum (sntrm)
n. pl. cen·trums or cen·tra (-tr)
1. A center of any kind, especially an anatomical center.
2. The major part of a vertebra, exclusive of the bases of the neural arch.

centrum
pl. centra
Etymology: Gk, kentron
any kind of center, especially one related to a body structure, as the centrum semiovale of a cerebral hemisphere.

centrum [sen´trum] (pl. cen´tra) (L.)
1. a center.
2. the body of a vertebra.

centrum
pl. centra [L.]
1. a center.
2. the body of a vertebra.

centrum commune
the solar plexus.


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