lumbar

(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

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

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adjective

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

noun

A lumbar artery, nerve, vertebra, or part.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin lumbāris

Origin: , from Latin lumbus, loin

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