lumbar vertebra

Other forms: lumbar vertebrae

Definitions of lumbar vertebra
  1. noun
    one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
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    type of:
    vertebra
    one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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