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iliocostalis lum·bor·um | \ -ˌləm-ˈbȯr-əm 
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\Medical Definition of iliocostalis lumborum
: a muscle that extends from the ilium to the lower ribs and acts to draw the trunk to the same side or to depress the ribs
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