See Also: terramare(dictionary)
vertebro-(medicine)
vertebro-(dictionary)

vertebro- (iou) and terramare (iou)


vertebro- (iou)



vertebro- combining form of VERTEBRA: see -O-. Before a vowel also vertebr-. Forming terms in Anatomy.
vertebrar'terial adjective of or pertaining to the vertebral artery L19.
vertebro'basilar adjective of, pertaining to, or involving the vertebral and basilar arteries M20.

terramare (iou)



terramare noun. . M19.
[French, from Italian dial. terramara for terra marna, from terra earth + marna marl.]
An ammoniacal earthy deposit found in flat mounds in late neolithic lake-dwellings or settlements in the valley of the Po in Italy, and collected as a fertilizer. Also, a prehistoric dwelling or settlement of this kind (usu. in pl.).
attrib.: L. Mumford It is doubtful if there is any direct connexion between the terramare settlements and the Roman towns.