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Noun: 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

Derived forms: lumbar vertebrae

Type of: vertebra

Part of: back, dorsum

Encyclopedia: Lumbar vertebra