| lumbarization | A congenital anomaly of the lumbosacral junction characterised by development of the first sacral vertebra as a lumbar vertebra; there are six lumbar vertebrae instead of five. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lumberer | One employed in lumbering, cutting, and getting logs from the forest for lumber; a lumberman. "Lumberers have a notion that he (the woodpecker) is harmful to timber." (Lowell) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lumberman's itch | A recurrent eczema appearing with the advent of cold weather. Synonym: frost itch, lumberman's itch, pruritus hiemalis, winter itch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbi | Plural of lumbus. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbo-ovarian | Relating to the ovary and the lumbar regions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumboabdominal | Relating to the sides and front of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbocolostomy | An obsolete term for formation of a permanent opening into the colon via an incision through the lumbar region. Origin: L. Lumbus, loin, + G. Kolon, colon, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbocolotomy | An obsolete term for incision into the colon through the lumbar region. Origin: L. Lumbus, loin, + G. Kolon, colon, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbocostal | 1. Relating to the lumbar and the hypochondriac regions. 2. Relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the ribs; denoting a ligament connecting the first lumbar vertebra with the neck of the twelfth rib. Origin: L. Lumbus, loin, + costa, rib (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbocostal ligament | <anatomy> A strong band that unites the twelfth rib with the tips of the transverse processes of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: ligamentum lumbocostale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbocostoabdominal triangle | An irregular area bounded by the serratus posterior inferior, obliquus externus, obliquus internus, and erector spinae muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbodorsal fascia | The fascia which covers the deep muscles of the back; it is attached to the angles of the ribs and to the spines of the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral vertebrae, to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, to the lower border of the twelth rib and to the iliac crest, as well as to the lumbocostal, iliolumbar, intertransverse, and supraspinous ligaments. Synonym: fascia thoracolumbalis, lumbodorsal fascia, thoracolumbar aponeurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumboiliac | Relating to the lumbar and the inguinal regions. Synonym: lumboiliac. Origin: L. Lumbus, loin, + inguen (inguin-), groin (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumboinguinal | Relating to the lumbar and the inguinal regions. Synonym: lumboiliac. Origin: L. Lumbus, loin, + inguen (inguin-), groin (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumboinguinal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> Femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve See: genitofemoral nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |