Lumbar

Pertaining to the part of the back between the thorax and pelvis.


Of, or pertaining to, or near the loins.


Referring to the lower part of the back.


To that part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis.


Pertaining to the area of the lower back between the ribs and pelvis.


Having to do with the lower back. The lumbar region of the human body is situated between the thorax, or chest, and the pelvis. This area includes the lower back and the loins, or the back and side of the body between the lowest rib and the pelvis.


A term used to denote structures in, or diseases affecting, the region of the loins as, ‘for example, the lumbar vertebrae, lumbar abscess.


A term denoting the section of the back positioned between the lowest ribs and the upper part of the pelvis. The lumbar region of the spine comprises the set of five lumbar vertebrae.


 


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