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How to use lumbar in a sentence

16 example sentences · adjective, noun

Lumbar means related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis. Example: “Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.”

Examples of lumbar by meaning

adjectiveRelated 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

nounA 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...

More sentences with lumbar

  • Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.From the entry overcontract
  • Four measurement items were thoracic vertebrae (Th1–Th12), lower thoracic vertebrae (Th9–Th12), lumbar vertebrae (Th12–S1), and sacral slope.2021, Hayato Ikeda et al., “Effects of a wearable device and functional wear on spinal alignment and jump performance”, in Journal of…. From the entry rachiometer
  • The major curve is in the thoracic region, with an equal countercurve in the lumbar region.2006 May, Yoga Journal. From the entry countercurve
  • There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal (Coc1 to Coc4) vertebrae.1995, Marshall B. Allen, Essentials of neurosurgery: a guide to clinical practice, McGraw-Hill Companies. From the entry cervicothoracolumbar
  • Nonlower extremity injuries range from saddle burns to nerve compression to lumbar muscle spasm.1987, Irving Yale, Jeffrey F Yale, Yale's podiatric medicine. From the entry nonlower
  • Corpectomy and total spondylectomy are performed not only in the lumbar spine but also in the proximal and midthoracic spine.2015 July 1, Jung-Hoon Kim et al., “A biomechanical comparison of 360° stabilizations for corpectomy and total spondylectomy: a cadaveric…. From the entry midthoracic
  • There may also be a counter curve to the left in the lumbar region, but the curve is less severe.1990 May-June, Yoga Journal. From the entry counter curve
  • A lumbar puncture was done and the three tubes contained nonclotting blood and the supernatant fluid was xanchromatic.1937, New York State Journal of Medicine. From the entry xanchromatic
  • Several kinds of laminoplasties have been reported for lesions of the thoracic and lumbar spine, including use of a titanium miniplate and translaminar screws.2015 July 4, Naohisa Miyakoshi et al., “En-bloc resection of thoracic calcified meningioma with inner dural layer in recapping T-saw…. From the entry miniplate
  • More recent developments in MISS include the extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) approaches, as well as transsacral fusion (axial lumbar interbody fusion, AxiaLIF).2015 July 28, Santosh Baliga, Katrina Treon, Niall John Angus Craig, “Low Back Pain: Current Surgical Approaches”, in Asian Spine Journal…. From the entry transsacral
  • In the spondylolisthetic pelvis, the body of the last lumbar vertebra is dislocated forward and downward over the anterior surface of the sacrum.1910, Alfred Lewis Galabin, George Blacker, The Practice of Midwifery, page 785. From the entry spondylolisthetic
  • Simpson et al. identified variations in vertebral cancellous bone architecture in the sagittal plane at increasing states of intervertebral disc disorganization of the T12-L5 lumbar spine, using 2D histoquantification.2005 February, He Gong, “Regional variations in microstructural properties of vertebral trabeculae with aging”, in Journal of Bone and…. From the entry histoquantification
  • Definitely early-to-mid-80s, not the Liefeldian early-nineties changeover to girls with lush, athletic hips, tiny ankles, enormous gazongas, very curved lumbar regions, and spandex that's painted on.2002 October 7, Eloise Beltz-Decker, “Re: Comics”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet). From the entry Liefeldian
  • In spondylizema the body of the vertebra is destroyed, and we therefore get pelvis obtecta — that is to say, the lumbar spine covers in the brim of the pelvis.1912, David Berry Hart, Guide to midwifery, page 684. From the entry spondylizema

Meaning of lumbar

  1. adjective Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
  2. noun The lumbar region.
  3. noun A lumbar vertebra.

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Questions about lumbar in a sentence

How do you use lumbar in a sentence?
Lumbar is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.”
What is a short sentence with lumbar?
“Try to avoid overcontracting the lumbar muscle.”
What does lumbar mean?
Lumbar means related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

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