Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)The lumbar region.

  2. A lumbar vertebra.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. This chair has good lumbar support.

    ruЭтот стул обеспечивает хорошую поддержку поясницы.

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  2. The patient had back pain at the thoraco-lumbar junction.

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  3. The backrest should conform to the natural curvature of your spine, and provide adequate lumbar support.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: lumbars
Singularlumbar
Plurallumbars

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
low backlower backsmall of the back

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lulllullabylululumberlumberjack
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