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lumbar vertebra

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: vertebra

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَقَرَة قَطَنِيَّة (faqara qaṭaniyya) — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Arabic: فقرة قطنية (faqara qaṭaneya) — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Catalan: vèrtebra lumbar — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腰椎 (yāozhuī) — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Finnish: lannenikama — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Galician: vértebra lumbar — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Hungarian: ágyékcsigolya — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Ingrian: sivupiiluu — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Japanese: 腰椎 (yōtsui) — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Northern Kurdish: birrbirreyê kêlekê — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Māori: tangai tuaiwi — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Polish: kręg lędźwiowy — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Romanian: vertebră lombară — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Russian: поясни́чные позвонки́ (pojasníčnyje pozvonkí) — any of five lower vertebrae
  • Scottish Gaelic: cnàimh caol an droma — any of five lower vertebrae