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"lumbar vertebrae"of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones
Definition that contains lumbar
- lumbago backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
- sacrum wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
- hemizygous vein a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
- anterior crural nerve one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
- vena hemizygos a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
- renal vein veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
- serratus posterior inferior a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached
- lumbar vein veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
- dorsal vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
- spinal tap removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes