lumbar

lum·bar (lum′bär′, -bər)

adjective

of or near the loins; specif., designating or of the vertebrae, nerves, arteries, etc. in the part of the back just below the thoracic region

Etymology: ModL lumbaris < L lumbus, loin < IE *londhwos < base *lendh- > OE lendenu, loins

Modifies a noun

puncture: A lumbar puncture was taken which didn't show anything.
spine: With the pelvis in its natural forward position, the lumbar spine assumes its natural ' S ' shape.
vertebra: A lumbar fracture is a break in the lumbar vertebrae.
lordosis: This increases the lumbar lordosis, which is the sway in the lower back.
herniation: A comparison of three different radiological procedures for the detection of lumbar disk herniation.
plexus: All three nerves are derived from the lumbar plexus.

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