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lumbar en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlʌm.bɚ/ (General-American)
  • lŭmʹbä (UK)
  • lŭmʹbər (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • lŭmʹbär (General-American)
  • /ˈlʌm.bɑː/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.

Meanings

  1. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
    • The lumbar spine supports the upper body and transmits the weight of the upper body to the pelvis and lower limbs. 2008, David J. Magee, Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th edition, page 515:

Forms

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more lumbar Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most lumbar Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

ventriculolumbar · prelumbar · lumbar ganglion · sacrolumbar · paralumbar · supralumbar · postlumbar · nonlumbar · translumbar · lumbar spine · sublumbar · lumbarization · midlumbar · cervicolumbar · cervicothoracolumbar · thoracolumbar · dorsolumbar · lumbar puncture · lumbago · lumbar vertebra

Synonyms

lumbal

Translations (25)

de Lumbal- (related to the lower back or loin) · ar قَطَنِيّ (related to the lower back or loin) · gl lumbar (related to the lower back or loin) · ru поясничный (related to the lower back or loin) · de lumbal (related to the lower back or loin) · ga lumbach (related to the lower back or loin) · bg поясен (related to the lower back or loin) · is lendar- (related to the lower back or loin) · cy llyfenol (related to the lower back or loin) · fi lanne- (related to the lower back or loin) · tl sasapnin (related to the lower back or loin) · bg на кръста (related to the lower back or loin) · tr lumbar (related to the lower back or loin) · cs bederní (related to the lower back or loin) · es lumbar (related to the lower back or loin) · fr lombaire (related to the lower back or loin) · hy գոտկատեղի (related to the lower back or loin) · es lomoso (related to the lower back or loin) · pl lędźwiowy (related to the lower back or loin) · de Lenden- (related to the lower back or loin) · ia lumbar (related to the lower back or loin) · cy meingefnol (related to the lower back or loin) · pt lombar (related to the lower back or loin) · ca lumbar (related to the lower back or loin) · it lombare (related to the lower back or loin)

lumbar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlʌm.bɚ/ (General-American)
  • lŭmʹbä (UK)
  • lŭmʹbər (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • lŭmʹbär (General-American)
  • /ˈlʌm.bɑː/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.

Meanings

  1. (informal) The lumbar region.
  2. A lumbar vertebra.
    • The first lumbar moved between the erect position and extreme flexion 8.2 cm. 1905, Robert W. Lovett, “The mechanism of the normal spine and its relation to scoliosis”, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 153, number 13, pages 354–355:

Forms

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lumbars Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

small of the back · low back · lower back