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lumbar

lum·bar

UK/ˈlʌm.bɑː/ US/ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones

  • “lumbar vertebrae”

Origin

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

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