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LUMBAR VERTEBRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lumbar vertebra" is a kind of...):
vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)
Holonyms ("lumbar vertebra" is a part of...):
back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)