lumbosacral

American  

[luhm-boh-sey-kruhl, ‑-sak-ruhl] / ˌlʌm boʊˈseɪ krəl, ‑ˈsæk rəl /

Also sacrolumbar

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.

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Etymology

Origin of lumbosacral

First recorded in 1830–40; lumbo- + sacral ²

Example Sentences

The Swiss group instead implanted the neuroprosthesis in the lower back, over the lumbosacral spinal cord.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

Like Lori DeBoer, Grace Alexander also had an objectively verified medical condition—spinal disc degeneration and cauda equina syndrome, nerve compression in the lumbosacral spine.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2018

The business of standing up started a whole series of disorders stemming from the extra stress & strain put on the lumbosacral area, keystone of the spine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Wade concurred with Dr. Travell's diagnosis of an ordinary lumbosacral strain, unconnected with the President's old, nearly fatal spinal fusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anatomy.—The lumbosacral plexus results substantially from the union of the ventral branches of the last three lumbar and the first two sacral nerves, but it derives a small root from the third lumbar nerve also.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor