| L1, | L2, L3, L4, L5 first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lumbar vertebrae |
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| LBP | lipopolysaccharide-binding protein; low back pain; low blood pressure; lumbar back pain |
| LBS | low back syndrome; lumbar back strain |
| LL | large lymphocyte; lateral leminiscus; left lateral; left leg; left lower; left lung; lepromatous [in... |
| LLR | large local reaction; left lateral rectus [muscle]; left lumbar region |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| lumbar puncture |
A procedure in which a needle is put into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid or to give anticancer drugs intrathecally. Also called a spinal tap.
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| lumbar puncture |
a procedure in which a needle is inserted into the lower region of the spinal canal to take out a sample of spinal fluid or to inject a drug
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_l.asp
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| lumbar spine |
the lower part of the spine between the lowest pair of ribs and the pelvis; made up of five vertebrae
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| lumbar |
The low back region that curves forward in the same direction as the cervical spine.
출처: www.ehealthmd.com/library/backpain/BAK_glossary.ht...
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| lumbar puncture |
A procedure in which sero-spinal fluid from the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region is tapped for examination. Also known as spinal tap.
출처: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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