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lumbar

adjective lum·bar \ˈləm-bər, -ˌbär\

medical : relating to or lying near the lower back

Full Definition of LUMBAR

:  of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum <lumbar region>
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Origin of LUMBAR

New Latin lumbaris, from Latin lumbus loin — more at loin
First Known Use: circa 1656
Medical Dictionary

lumbar

adjective lum·bar \ˈləm-bər, -ˌbär\

Medical Definition of LUMBAR

1
:  of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum <the lumbar region>
2
:  of, relating to, or being the abdominal region lying on either side of the umbilical region and above the corresponding iliac region

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