lumbar vertebra meaning

UK US /ˈlʌmbɑr ˈvɝtəbrə/ 5 syllables

lumbar vertebra (noun): one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae.

Definition of lumbar vertebra

  1. one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae

    Type of: vertebra

How to pronounce lumbar vertebra

lumbar vertebra is pronounced /ˈlʌmbɑr ˈvɝtəbrə/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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