yāo zhuī 
		lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jǐng zhuī 
		cervical vertebra
the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiōng zhuī 
		thoracic vertebra
the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of humans and most mammals
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū 
		slipped disk
vertebral herniation
prolapsed disk
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jǐ zhuī dòng wù mén 
		Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiàn zhuī 
		sacrum (bone at the base of the spine)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yuán kǒu gāng jǐ zhuī dòng wù 
		cyclostome (marine biology)