Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumbarization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lum-bariza-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spinal anomaly in which the first and second segments of the sacrum do not fuse, and consequently the lumbar spine appears to have six vertebrae or segments, not five, while the sacrum appears to have only four.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lumbar + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lumbar

Usage

Inflected Forms

lumbarizations (plural)

Questions

What does lumbarization mean?: A spinal anomaly in which the first and second segments of the sacrum do not fuse, and consequently the lumbar spine appears to have six vertebrae or segments, not five, while the sacrum appears to have only four.
Where does lumbarization come from?: From lumbar + -ization.

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