LUMBAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lumbar mean? 

• LUMBAR (adjective)
  The adjective LUMBAR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones

  Familiarity information: LUMBAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUMBAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

lumbar vertebrae

Pertainym:

loin (either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)

Derivation:

lumbus (either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)

 Context examples 

A congenital abnormality in the lumbar region of the spine in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Lumbar Meningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A meningioma that arises from the meninges of the lumbar region of the spinal cord.

(Lumbar Intraspinal Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the four or five pairs of arteries arising from the left or right side of the aorta in the lumbar region.

(Lumbar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality in the lumbar region of the spine, in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column.

(Lumbar Myelomeningocele, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the five spinal nerves originating from the lumbar region.

(Lumbar Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)

The portion of the spinal cord located in the lumbar region.

(Lumbar Spinal Cord, NCI Thesaurus)

Headache in erect position, after lumbar puncture; due to lowering of intracranial pressure by leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through the needle tract.

(Lumbar Puncture Headache, NCI Thesaurus)

Acute or chronic pain in the lumbar or sacral regions, which may be associated with musculo-ligamentous SPRAINS AND STRAINS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; and other conditions.

(Lower Back Pain, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The fifth lumbar vertebra counting from the top down.

(L5 Vertebra, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymph node located adjacent to the lumbar region of the spine.

(Paraaortic Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)