Crossword clues for lumbar
lumbar
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lumbar \Lum"bar\, Lumbal \Lum"bal\, a. [L. lumbus loin. See Loin.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar arteries.
Lumbar region (Anat.), the region of the loin; specifically, a region between the hypochondriac and iliac regions, and outside of the umbilical region.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to or situated near the loins," 1650s, from Modern Latin lumbaris, from Latin lumbus "loin" (see lumbago).
Wiktionary
a. Related to the lower back or loin.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones; "lumbar vertebrae"
Wikipedia
In tetrapod anatomy, lumbar is an adjective that means of or pertaining to the abdominal segment of the torso, between the diaphragm and the sacrum.
The lumbar region is sometimes referred to as the lower spine, or as an area of the back in its proximity.
In human anatomy the five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the movable part of the spinal column, and can be distinguished by the absence of a foramen in the transverse process, and by the absence of facets on the sides of the body. In most mammals, the lumbar region of the spine curves outward.
The actual spinal cord (medulla spinalis) terminates between vertebrae one and two of this series, called L1 and L2. The nervous tissue that extends below this point are individual strands that collectively form the cauda equina. In between each lumbar vertebra a nerve root exits, and these nerve roots come together again to form the largest single nerve in the human body, the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve runs through the back of each leg and into the feet. This is why a disorder of the low back that affects a nerve root, such as a spinal disc herniation, can cause pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve ( sciatica) down into the foot.
There are several muscles in the low back that assist with rotation, flexibility and strength. These muscles are susceptible to injury, especially while lifting heavy objects, or lifting while twisting. A low back muscle strain can be extremely painful but will usually heal within a few days or weeks.
The lumbar portion of the spine bears the most body weight and also provides the most flexibility, a combination that makes it susceptible to injury and wear and tear over time. This is why low back pain is so prevalent.
Usage examples of "lumbar".
The only well authenticated case in which the ureter alone was divided is the historic injury of the Archbishop of Paris, who was wounded during the Revolution of 1848, by a ball entering the upper part of the lumbar region close to the spine.
When summoned, the doctor found that she had severe lumbar pains, and that the os was dilated to the size of a half-dollar.
He was accidentally wounded in February, 1868, by an arrow which entered the back three inches to the right of the 5th lumbar vertebra, and emerged about two inches to the right of the ensiform cartilage.
This lumbar lordosis and a tilted pelvis explain why all dwarfs waddle.
We sometimes observe a condition of anterior curvature of the lumbar and sacral regions, which might be taken for a congenital lordosis, but this is really a deformity produced after birth by the physiologic weight of the body.
Christy quickly went downtown to see Lumbard in the federal courthouse at 26 Federal Plaza.
Christy finally concluded that out of respect for Lumbard he had to accept.
Judge Lumbard, who is now 97 years old, had no independent recollection of the call.
Bockman and Lumbard attended, but Lenzer is relying on a handout he got from a publicity gal at Mammoth.
Again, not luxurious but padded just enough and sensibly proportioned, with a high back and a lumbar support.
He is inclined to suppose that the priapism was due to the stimulation of the nervi erigentes, brought about either by anatomic change in the nerves themselves, or by pressure upon them by enlarged lumbar glands, an associate condition of leukemia.
Hence, infiltration of the muscles, glands, or other soft parts with tuberculous matter, when inflammation is aroused by its presence, and by an exciting cause, give rise to abscesses, as in lumbar or psoas abscesses.
About a week previously we had done a lumbar sympathectomy, cutting the nerves that were responsible for contracting the walls of the blood vessels of his lower legs.
I began to palpate the lumbar vertebrae, feeling my way along, watching for any sign of pain.
Isoflavone-rich soy protein isolate attenuates bone loss in the lumbar spine of perimenopausal women.