LUMBAR


Meaning of LUMBAR in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' l ə m-b ə r, - ˌ bär

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin lumbaris, from Latin lumbus loin ― more at LOIN

Date: circa 1656

: of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum < lumbar region>

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