lumbar

lumbar

relating to the loin, especially the lower back area: a pain in the lumbar region

Not to be confused with:

lumber – logs or timber cut for use; to move in a slow, clumsy, noisy way: He lumbers along like an old, angry bear.

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lum·bar

 (lŭm′bər, -bär′)

adj.

Of, near, or situated in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis.

n.

A lumbar artery, nerve, vertebra, or part.

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[New Latin lumbāris, from Latin lumbus, loin.]

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lumbar

(ˈlʌmbə)

adj

(Anatomy) of, near, or relating to the part of the body between the lowest ribs and the hipbones

[C17: from New Latin lumbāris, from Latin lumbus loin]

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lum•bar

(ˈlʌm bər, -bɑr)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the loin or loins.

n.

2. a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.

[1650–60; < New Latin lumbāris= Latin lumb(us) loin + -āris -ar¹]

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lum·bar

(lŭm′bər)

Located at or near the part of the back lying between the lowest ribs and the hips: lumbar vertebrae; the lumbar spine.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lumbar - of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones; "lumbar vertebrae"

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Translations

bederní

οσφυϊκός

lumbar

lombare

lumbar

[ˈlʌmbəʳ] ADJ → lumbar

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lumbar

adj → Lenden-, lumbal (spec); the lumbar region → die Lendengegend; lumbar puncture → Lumbalpunktion f

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lumbar

[ˈlʌmbəʳ] adj (Med) → lombare

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lum·bar

a. lumbar, región de la espalda entre el tórax y la pelvis;

___ puncture → punción ___;

___ vertebrae → vértebras ___ -es.

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lumbar

adj lumbar

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