| lumbar region | The region of the back lateral to the vertebral region and between the rib cage and the pelvis. Synonym: regio lumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lumbar rheumatism | <symptom> Pain in the lumbar region. Origin: L. Lumbus = loin (18 Nov 1997) |
| lumbar rib | An occasional rib articulating with the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar rotator muscles | The rotator muscles of the lumbar vertebrae. Synonym: musculi rotatores lumborum, lumbar rotator muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar segments of spinal cord | The five lumbar segments of the spinal cord which give rise to the five pairs of lumbar spinal nerves and constitute the lumbar part of the spinal cord. Synonym: segmenta medullae spinalis lumbaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar splanchnic nerves | Branches from the lumbar sympathetic trunks that pass anteriorly to convey presynaptic sympathetic fibres to, and visceral afferents from, the coeliac, intermesenteric, aortic, and superior hypogastric plexuses. Synonym: nervi splanchnici lumbales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar triangle | An area in the posterior abdominal wall bounded by the edges of the latissimus dorsi and external oblique muscles and the iliac crest; herniations occasionally occur here. Synonym: trigonum lumbale, Petit's lumbar triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar trunks | Two lymphatic ducts conveying lymph from the lower limbs, pelvic viscera and walls, large intestine, kidneys, and suprarenal glands; they discharge into the cisterna chyli. Synonym: trunci lumbales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar veins | Five in number, these veins accompany the lumbar arteries, drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses, and terminate anteriorly as follows: the first and second in the ascending lumbar vein, the third and fourth in the inferior vena cava, and the fifth in the iliolumbar vein; all communicate via the ascending lumbar veins. Synonym: venae lumbales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar vertebrae | The vertebrae, usually five in number, located in the lumbar region of the back. Synonym: vertebrae lumbales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| luminous |
aglow(p): softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"
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| lumbar nerve |
any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord
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| lumbar vein |
veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
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| lumpectomy |
surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
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| lumpy jaw |
cervicofacial actinomycosis: the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
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| lum | either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds |
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| lum | a cavity or passage in a tubular organ |
| lum | a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions |
| lum | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative |
| lum | the quality of being luminous |
| lum | a measure of luminance |
| lum | a celebrity who is an inspiration to others |
| lum | be or become luminescent |
| lum | light from nonthermal sources |
| lum | light not due to incandescence |
| lum | emitting light not caused by heat |
| lum | the quality of being luminous |