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centrum
cen·trum [ séntrəm ] (plural cen·trums or cen·tra [ séntrə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
part of vertebra: a thick mass of bone in a vertebra that is the point of attachment to the vertebrae above and below
[Mid-19th century. < Latin (see center)]
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