First Known Use: circa 1656
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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
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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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