lumbar

English

The lumbar vertebrae.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: lŭmʹbä IPA^(key): /ˈlʌm.bɑː/
• (General American) enPR: lŭmʹbär IPA^(key): /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmbɑː(ɹ)

Adjective

lumbar (comparative more lumbar, superlative most lumbar)

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

   Synonym: lumbal

   • 2008, David J. Magee, Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th edition, page 515:

     The lumbar spine supports the upper body and transmits the weight of the upper body to the pelvis and lower limbs.

Derived terms

• lumbago
• lumbar ganglion
• lumbar puncture
• lumbar vertebra
• supralumbar
• translumbar

 

Translations

related to the lower back or loin

• Arabic: قَطَنِيّ m (qaṭaniyy)
• Armenian: գոտկատեղի (gotkateġi)
• Bulgarian: поясен (pojasen), на кръста (na krǎsta)
• Catalan: lumbar (ca)
• Czech: bederní (cs)
• Finnish: lanne- (fi)
• French: lombaire (fr)
• Galician: lumbar (gl)
• German: lumbal
• Icelandic: lendar- (is)
• Irish: lumbach
• Italian: lombare
• Portuguese: lombar (pt)
• Russian: поясничный (ru) (pojasničnyj)
• Spanish: lumbar (es)
• Tagalog: sasapnin
• Turkish: lumbar
• Welsh: llyfenol, meingefnol

Noun

lumbar (plural lumbars)

2. (informal) The lumbar region.

   Synonyms: low back, lower back, small of the back

3. A lumbar vertebra.
   • 1905, Robert W. Lovett, “The mechanism of the normal spine and its relation to scoliosis”, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 153, number 13, pages 354–355:

     The first lumbar moved between the erect position and extreme flexion 8.2 cm.

Translations

the lumbar region — see lower back

Anagrams

• Labrum, brumal, labrum, umbral

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [lumˈbar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [lumˈba]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [lumˈbaɾ]

Adjective

lumbar m or f (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, 2024
• “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 (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lumbus (“loin”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lumˈbaɾ/ [lũmˈbaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lum‧bar

Adjective

lumbar m or f (masculine and feminine plural lumbares)

1. lumbar

Derived terms

• cuadrado lumbar
• iliolumbar
• punción lumbar
• vértebra lumbar

 

Related terms

• lomo

 

Further reading

• “lumbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28