Skeletal element that functionally replaces the notochord[VSAP,modified]. [ VSAO:curator https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/207 VSAO:0000183 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/80 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: centrum of vertebra