lumbar vertebra

noun

: any of the vertebrae situated between the thoracic vertebrae above and the sacrum below that in humans are five in number

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“Lumbar vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/lumbar%20vertebra. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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