dorsolumbar

[dawr-soh-luhm-ber, -bahr]

dor·so·lum·bar

[dawr-soh-luhm-ber, -bahr]
adjective Anatomy.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.

Origin:
1850–55; dorso- + lumbar
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Dorsolumbar is always a great word to know.
So is larynx. Does it mean:
pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or collecting blood from within the skull
a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, where the vocal cords are located
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dorsolumbar dor·so·lum·bar (dôr'sō-lŭm'bər, -bär')
adj.
Of or relating to the lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebral region of the back.

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