Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- 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.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to the loins in general: specifically applied in anatomy to many structures. See phrases.
- n. A lumbar vertebra.
- n. A corrupted form of Lombard.
Wiktionary
- adj. Related to the lower back or loin.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones
Etymologies
- Latin lumbus ("loin") loin. See loin. (Wiktionary)
- New Latin lumbāris, from Latin lumbus, loin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Many physicians and patients use the term lumbar disc disease to encompass several different causes of back pain or sciatica.”
“When degenerated discs in the spine cause chronic back pain, surgeons sometimes do a procedure called lumbar fusion, in which two or more vertebrae of the spine are fused to each other.”
The Wall Street Journal: Spinal Surgery to Get You on Your Feet Faster
“The only type of spine surgery for which Infuse has been approved is a frontal approach to the lower backbone, known as the lumbar spine.”
The Wall Street Journal: Medtronic Is Sued Over Bone Product
“The device was approved to relieve pain by replacing the damaged disc with the Chirate disc, as an alternative to the surgical procedure known as lumbar spinal fusion surgery”
Lawsuits Multiply For Johnson & Johnson's Charite Spine Disc
“The device was approved to relieve pain by replacing the damaged disc with the Chirate disc, as an alternative to the surgical procedure known as lumbar spinal fusion surgery.”
“The remaining five belong to the loins, and are called lumbar vertebræ.”
“As a consequence of these things, in the backbone of the rabbit there are four regions: the neck, or cervical part, consisting of seven vertebrae, the thoracic part of twelve joined to ribs, the abdominal (also called the lumbar) region of seven without ribs, and the tail or caudal of about fifteen.”
“We must stop at pelvis and observe carefully that there is no twist of ligaments before going to lumbar, which is the last of the five divisions.”
“This bothersome narrowing is called lumbar stenosis and is "very common," Beiner said.”
“This is because it's finally being allowed to assume the natural inward curve it's designed for (hence the so-called lumbar support found on many chairs, to try and push you into this position).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lumbar’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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AGRI - horse breeding
driving, implement, Trot, speed, exhale, dope, obstacle, tail, plow, coloration, para, weaving and 678 more...
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SCIE - neurology
abducens.....draw..., ablation.....carr..., acetylcholine......., adrenalin.....nea..., afferent.....to c..., agnosia.....no kn..., alar.....wing-like, alexia.....no words, alveus.....canal, amacrine.....no l..., ambidextrous........, ambiguus.....doub... and 701 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, L
lisle, lahar, loupe, labret, latten, luster, lagomorph, lamentation, limicole, lunge, lobtail, latifolious and 182 more...
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the physical experience
wank, snog, tendon, sinew, sauce shelf, pet, arse, astigmatism, bisexual, brassiere, breast, climax and 186 more...
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Valse's Words
fastidious, fervent, bellicose, personification, onomatopoeia, burly, concomitant, tempura, serendipity, pecuniary, foment, chum and 418 more...
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Vocabulary
My ever expanding vocabulary...
feuterer, abattoir, kibosh, sequin, shiftless, scrimshanker, sic, moniker, dogsbody, contranym, autoantonym, exhortation and 306 more...
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lingo:Med
Words pertaining to the profession of medicine
scapula, abdomen, cardia, bursa, obstetric, obstetrics, placenta, antipruritic, lumbar, cartilage, vertebra, tourniquet and 1 more...
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Osteology
osteology, patella, trochanter, illia, interosseous, trochlea, olecranon fossa, epicondyle, epiphysis, glenoid, coracoid, acromion and 8 more...
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ossified
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, nasal, zygomatic, ethmoid, maxilla, sphenoid, mandible, cervical, thoracic and 22 more...
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