Word: lumbarization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lum
bar
i
za
tion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: lumbar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lumbar vertebra; one of the bony segments of the spinal column
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lumbus
Language: la
Decoded: lumbus
Meaning: loin
Affix: -ar
Language: en
Decoded: -ar
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process