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lumbar

Main Entry:: lum·bar
Pronunciation:: \ˈləm-bər, -ˌbär\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: New Latin lumbaris, from Latin lumbus loin — more at loin
Date:: circa 1656

: of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum <lumbar region>

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