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Vertebra
Vertebra noun - One of the bony segments of the spinal column.
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Nearby Words: vertebrate, vertebral
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- And in 2014, Neymar had a broken vertebra after getting kneeled in the back by an adversary.
Source: Game-Breaking Injury - Quarterfinals: despite defeating Colombia, which had been an Ensemble Darkhorse that far, lost both captain Thiago Silva for yellow card accumulation, and striker Neymar with a broken vertebra caused by a flying knee on the back.
Source: Humiliation Conga / Real Life -
By book 9 page 249, his robotic parts include "Both arms, one leg, most of his chest (including heart and portions of the lungs) the first few vertebra of his spine, and a patch on the back of his head that's covered by hair" as per Word of God.
Source: Webcomic / Archipelago
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