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ARTERIA LUMBALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall
Synonyms:
arteria lumbalis; lumbar artery
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Hypernyms ("arteria lumbalis" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)