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Definition of lumbar adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lumbar

adjective
 
/ˈlʌmbə(r)/
 
/ˈlʌmbər/
[only before noun] (medical)
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  1. relating to the lower part of the back
    • pain in the lumbar region
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLumbar is used with these nouns:
    • region
    • spine
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin lumbaris, from Latin lumbus ‘loin’.
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