Lumbarization
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lumbarization is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Word Forms
- lumbarizations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lumbalization, sacralization, hemisacrum, sacrum, vertebra, synsacrum.
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