lumbar

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones

Etymology

From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.

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