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Lumbar   /lˈəmbˌɑr/   Listen
Lumbar

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



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"Lumbar" Quotes from Famous Books



... aorta may be compressed against the bodies of the lumbar vertebrae opposite the umbilicus, if the spine is arched well forwards over a pillow or sand-bag, or by the method suggested by Macewen, in which the patient's spine is arched forwards by allowing the lower extremities ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
... there is paralysis of the legs and of the sphincters of the bladder and rectum, but power is retained in the arms and the upper intercostal muscles act, the extent of paralysis depending on the level of the lesion. In injuries to the lumbar region the legs may be partly paralysed, and the rectal and ...
— Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology • W. G. Aitchison Robertson


Words linked to "Lumbar" :   loin, lumbus


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