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lumbar

UK/ˈlʌm.bɑː//ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/

lumbar adjective: related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

lumbar: related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the...
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Adjective

lumbar (comparative more lumbar, superlative most lumbar)

  1. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
    • The lumbar spine supports the upper body and transmits the weight of the upper body to the pelvis and lower limbs.2008, David J. Magee, Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th edition, page 515
    Synonyms:
    lumbal

Noun

lumbar (plural lumbars)

  1. (informal) The lumbar region.
  2. A lumbar vertebra.
    • The first lumbar moved between the erect position and extreme flexion 8.2 cm.1905, Robert W. Lovett, “The mechanism of the normal spine and its relation to scoliosis”, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 153, number 13, pages 354–355

lumbar meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Gujarati

lumbar in Tamil

அடிமுதுகு, இடை, கீழ்முதுகு, நாரி

lumbar in Bengali

কোমরসংক্রান্ত, কটিদেশীয়, পিঠের নিচের অংশ

lumbar in Kannada

ಟೊಂಕದ, ಕಟಿಯ, ಸೊಂಟದ, ಬೆನ್ನಿನ ಕೆಳಭಾಗದ

lumbar in Gujarati

કટિભાગ
More languagesFewer languages
lumbar in Odia
କଟିଭାଗ
lumbar in Tagalog
sasapnin
lumbar in Arabic
قَطَنِيّ qaṭaniyy

Examples of lumbar in a sentence

  • Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.
  • Four measurement items were thoracic vertebrae (Th1–Th12), lower thoracic vertebrae (Th9–Th12), lumbar vertebrae (Th12–S1), and sacral slope.
  • The major curve is in the thoracic region, with an equal countercurve in the lumbar region.

All 16 example sentences with lumbar

Synonyms of lumbar

Forms of lumbar

Adjective
comparativemore lumbar
superlativemost lumbar
Noun
plurallumbars

Origin of lumbar

From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.

Words formed from lumbar

Phrases with lumbar

Questions about lumbar

What does lumbar mean?
Lumbar means related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
What is lumbar in Tamil?
Lumbar in Tamil is அடிமுதுகு, இடை, கீழ்முதுகு. See Lumbar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lumbar?
Lumbar can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce lumbar?
Lumbar is pronounced /ˈlʌm.bɑː/ (UK).

Words near lumbar in the dictionary

  1. lumbalizations
  2. Lumban
  3. lumbang
  4. Lumbangan
  5. lumbangs
  6. lumbar
  7. lumbar ganglion
  8. lumbar puncture
  9. lumbar punctures
  10. lumbar spine
  11. lumbar vertebra

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lumbar (page history and authors); lumbar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Lumbar (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lumbar (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lumbar (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lumbar (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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