different between lumbar vs lumbosacral

English

Etymology

From Latin lumbus (“loin”) + -ar. See loin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: l?m?bä IPA^(key): /?l?m.b??/
• (US) enPR: l?m?bär IPA^(key): /?l?m.b??/

Adjective

lumbar (not comparable)

1. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lumbar (plural lumbars)

1. (informal) The lumbar region.

   Synonym: lower back

2. A lumbar vertebra.

Anagrams

• Labrum, brumal, labrum, umbral

Catalan

Adjective

lumbar (masculine and feminine plural lumbars)

1. (anatomy) lumbar

Related terms

• llom

Further reading

• “lumbar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lumbar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “lumbar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lumbar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Adjective

lumbar m or f (plural lumbares)

1. (anatomy) lumbar

Derived terms

• vértebra lumbar

Related terms

• lombo

Further reading

• “lumbar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lumbus (“loin”) +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lum?ba?/, [l?m?ba?]

Adjective

lumbar (plural lumbares)

1. lumbar

Derived terms

Related terms

• lomo

Further reading

• “lumbar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

lumbo- +? sacral

Adjective

lumbosacral (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions of the back; the small of the back and the back portion of the pelvis.

Derived terms

• lumbosacral plexus
• lumbosacral trunk

Translations