lumbar vertebra

noun

Any of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine.

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Meanings

nounlumbar vertebra (plural lumbar vertebrae)

plural lumbar vertebrae

  1. anatomyAny of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine.

Translations

Arabic فَقَرَة قَطَنِيَّة
  • فَقَرَة قَطَنِيَّة (faqara qaṭaniyya)any of five lower vertebrae
Catalan vèrtebra lumbar
  • vèrtebra lumbarany of five lower vertebrae
Chinese Mandarin 腰椎
  • 腰椎 (yāozhuī)any of five lower vertebrae
Finnish lannenikama
  • lannenikamaany of five lower vertebrae
Hungarian ágyékcsigolya
  • ágyékcsigolyaany of five lower vertebrae
Japanese 腰椎
  • 腰椎 (yōtsui)any of five lower vertebrae
Māori tangai tuaiwi
  • tangai tuaiwiany of five lower vertebrae
Polish kręg lędźwiowy
  • kręg lędźwiowyany of five lower vertebrae
Romanian vertebră lombară
  • vertebră lombarăany of five lower vertebrae
Russian поясни́чные позвонки́
  • поясни́чные позвонки́ (pojasníčnyje pozvonkí)any of five lower vertebrae
Scottish Gaelic cnàimh caol an droma
  • cnàimh caol an dromaany of five lower vertebrae
Cite this entry
APA

lumbar vertebra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumbar%20vertebra

MLA

“lumbar vertebra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumbar%20vertebra. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lumbar vertebra,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumbar%20vertebra.

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