[ adj ] of or relating to or constituting vertebrae <adj.pert>
Vertebral \Ver"te*bral\, a. [Cf. F. vert['e]bral.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vertebr[ae], or the vertebral column; spinal; rachidian.
2. Vertebrate.
Vertebral \Ver"te*bral\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A vertebrate. [R.]
The doctors performed a three-year comparison study on 66 women who ranged from age 56 to 75. When it was over, they found that the vertebral bone mineral content of those who got the drug increased 7 percent.