腰椎

Traditional form:

腰椎

Pinyin (reading):

yāozhuī

Definitions:

• lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)

Characters:

• 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
• 椎 - spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet

Traditional characters:

• 腰 - waist, lower back; middle; pocket
• 椎 - spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet