LUMBAR

lumbar

(adjective) of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones; “lumbar vertebrae”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lumbar (not comparable)

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Noun

lumbar (plural lumbars)

(informal) The lumbar region.

Synonym: lower back

A lumbar vertebra.

Anagrams

• Labrum, brumal, labrum, umbral

Source: Wiktionary


Lum"bar, Lum"bal, a. Etym: [L. lumbus loin. See Loin.] (Anat.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar arteries. Lumbar region (Anat.), the region of the loin; specifically, a region between the hypochondriac and ilias regions, and outside of the umbilical region.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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