lumbar

  • 101lumbar — lum·bar …

    English syllables

  • 102lumbar — adj. relating to the loin …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 103lumbar — UK [ˈlʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈlʌmbər] / US [ˈlʌmˌbɑr] adjective medical relating to the lower part of your back …

    English dictionary

  • 104lumbar —   a. pertaining to the lower part of the torso …

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  • 105lumbar — see LOIN …

    Word origins

  • 106lumbar ganglia — (NEMATA) Large paired ganglia in the anal region which receive the lateral nerves and from which the laterocaudal nerves pass posteriad in the tail …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 107lumbar plexus — Anat. a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 108lumbar vertebra — noun Any of the five vertebrae in the loin or lower back region of the spine …

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  • 109lumbar puncture — noun A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial …

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  • 110lumbar vertebrae — the five bones of the backbone that are situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum, in the lower part of the back. They are the largest of the unfused vertebrae and have stout processes for attachment of the strong muscles of the… …

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