LUMBAR ARTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lumbar artery" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

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