LUMBAR VERTEBRA

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

Holonyms ("lumbar vertebra" is a part of...):

back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)

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