ne-pla'dor-wel

lumbar nerve

Pronunciation

nɛplɐʔdoɾwɛl

Sound out ne-pla'dor-wel letter by letter:

• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• lll as in 'love'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ddd as in 'day'
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• www as in 'way'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• lll as in 'love'

any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord