lumbar : Idioms & Phrases
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lumbar artery
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noun one of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wall
arteria lumbalis.
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lumbar nerve
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noun any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord
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lumbar pain
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noun backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
lumbago.
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lumbar plexus
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noun a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels
plexus lumbalis.
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noun a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves
plexus lumbalis.
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lumbar puncture
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noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
spinal puncture; spinal tap.
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Lumbar region
(Anat.) , the region of the loin; specifically, a region between the hypochondriac and ilias regions, and outside of the umbilical region.
Webster 1913
lumbar vein
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noun veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
vena lumbalis.
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lumbar vertebra
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noun one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae