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lum·bar·i·za·tion | \ ˌləm-bə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
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\Medical Definition of lumbarization
: a condition in which the first segment of the sacrum fails to fuse with the second segment so that it appears to be part of the lumbar vertebrae
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