lumbar+region
91medulla spinalis — medulla spi·na·lis .spī nā ləs n SPINAL CORD * * * [TA] spinal cord: that part of the central nervous system that is lodged in the vertebral canal. It extends from the foramen magnum, where it is continuous with the medulla oblongata, to the… …
92spinal tap — noun removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑lumbar puncture, ↑spinal puncture • Hypernyms: ↑centesis * * * noun, pl ⋯ taps [count] medical :… …
93Latus (anatomy) — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = regio lateralis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Latus labeled as lumbar .) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName …
94artiodactyl — artiodactylous, adj. /ahr tee oh dak til/, adj. 1. Zool. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. a hoofed, even toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, comprising the pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, giraffes, pronghorns,… …
95Rear — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rear >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rear rear back posteriority Sgm: N 1 rear rank rear rank rear guard Sgm: N 1 background background hinterland GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 occiput …
96herniated disk — Pathol. an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves. Also called ruptured disk, slipped disk. * * * also called protruded disk or… …
97parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… …
98cisterna chyli — cisterna chy·li kī .lī n, pl cisternae chyli a dilated lymph channel usu. opposite the first and second lumbar vertebrae and marking the beginning of the thoracic duct * * * [TA] a dilated portion of the thoracic duct at its origin in the lumbar… …
99musculus longissimus thoracis — [TA] longissimus muscle of thorax: origin, transverse and articular processes of lumbar vertebrae and thoracolumbar fascia; insertion, transverse processes of all thoracic vertebrae, nine or ten lower ribs; innervation, lumbar and thoracic;… …
100Medical astrology — A 1410 illustration of Zodiac Man (homo signorum) showing the anciently held link between the 12 signs of the Zodiac and the various parts of the body Medical astrology (traditionally known as Iatromathematics) is an ancient medical system that… …
