lumbo-

a combining form meaning “loin,” used in the formation of compound words: lumbosacral.

Origin of lumbo-

Combining form representing Latin lumbusloin; see -o-

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"It ain't no use to stab for such a hole in the wall as Lumbo Reach," declared Candage in discouraged tones.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
Behind lumbo-gangri are the valley and river of the Rukyok-tsangpo, which flows to the Chaktak-tsangpo.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven Hedin
This morning I tried Lumbo and two other shelters, and then chased along the trail of the blow.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
lumbo-abdominal neuralgia and sciatica have yielded much more readily than brachial or dorso-intercostal neuralgia, etc., etc.
The Electric Bath | George M. Schweig
Its corresponding vein is in close contact behind, as also the lumbo-sacral nerve, the obdurator nerve to its outer side.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery | Joseph Bell

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