English Explanatory Dictionary

lumbar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
noun
  1. The lumbar region.
  2. A lumbar vertebra.

Pronunciation

lŭmʹbä /ˈlʌm.bɑː/ lŭmʹbär lŭmʹbər /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ /ˈlʌm.bɚ/ en-us-lumbar 2.ogg En-us-lumbar 1.ogg

Word forms

lumbar more lumbar most lumbar lumbars

Etymology

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

Synonyms

lumbal low back lower back small of the back

Derived words

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