| 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 | <anatomy> Pertaining to the loins, the part of the back between the thorax and the pelvis. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| lumbar appendicitis | A retrodisplaced appendix in the lumbar region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, abdominal aorta; one of four or five pairs; distribution, lumbar vertebrae, muscles of back, abdominal wall; anastomoses, intercostal, subcostal, superior and inferior epigastric, deep circumflex iliac, and iliolumbar. Synonym: arteria lumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar branch of iliolumbar artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch of iliolumbar artery (with iliac branch) which ascends to supply psoas major and quadratus lumborum muscles; anastomosis: fourth lumbar artery. Synonym: ramus lumbalis arteriae iliolumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar cord | That part of the cord that consists of the five lumbar segments and gives rise to the five pairs of lumbar nerves. Synonym: pars lumbalis medullae spinalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar disk removal | A surgical procedure which is designed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root that is being caused by a slipped or herniated disk in the lumbar spine. This procedure is also used in the treatment of spinal stenosis. This procedure includes removal of a portion of the bone comprising a vertebra. Recovery is generally 7-10 days. An alternative to this is a micro-disc surgery. (27 Sep 1997) |
| lumbar enlargement | A spindle-shaped swelling of the spinal cord beginning at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebra and tapering into the medullary cone, with maximum thickness opposite the last thoracic vertebra, consequential to the innervation of the lower limb. Synonym: intumescentia lumbalis, lumbar enlargement of spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar enlargement of spinal cord | A spindle-shaped swelling of the spinal cord beginning at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebra and tapering into the medullary cone, with maximum thickness opposite the last thoracic vertebra, consequential to the innervation of the lower limb. Synonym: intumescentia lumbalis, lumbar enlargement of spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar flexure | The normal ventral curve of the vertebral column in the lumbar region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar ganglia | Four or more ganglia on the medial border of the psoas major muscle on either side; they form, with the sacral and coccygeal ganglia and their interganglionic rami, the abdominopelvic sympathetic trunk. Synonym: ganglia lumbalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar hernia | A protrusion between the last rib and the iliac crest where the aponeurosis of the transversus muscle is covered only by the latissimus dorsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar iliocostal muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, with erector spinae; insertion, the angles of lower six ribs; action, extends, abducts, and rotates lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal branches of thoracic and lumbar nerves. Synonym: musculus iliocostalis lumborum, lumbar iliocostal muscle, musculus sacrolumbalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar interspinales muscles | Origin, superior margin of lumbar spinous process; insertion, inferior margin of next superior spinous process; action, extends lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculus interspinalis lumborum, lumbar interspinal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar interspinal muscle | Origin, superior margin of lumbar spinous process; insertion, inferior margin of next superior spinous process; action, extends lumbar vertebrae; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves. Synonym: musculus interspinalis lumborum, lumbar interspinal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbar laminectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which is designed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root that is being caused by a slipped or herniated disk in the lumbar spine. This procedure is also used in the treatment of spinal stenosis. This procedure includes removal of a portion of the bone comprising a vertebra. Recovery is generally 7-10 days. An alternative to this is a micro-disc surgery. (27 Sep 1997) |