Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumbar vertebra

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
lum-bar ver-te-bra
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does lumbar vertebra mean?
Any of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine.

How to pronounce lumbar vertebra

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