Lumbar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lumbar \Lum"bar\, Lumbal \Lum"bal\, a. [L. lumbus loin. See
     {Loin}.] (Anat.)
     Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar
     arteries.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Lumbar region} (Anat.), the region of the loin;
        specifically, a region between the hypochondriac and iliac
        regions, and outside of the umbilical region.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lumbar
       adj : of or relating to or near the part of the back between the
             ribs and the hipbones; "lumbar vertebrae"