Lumbar triangle
lumbar triangle n.
An area in the posterior abdominal wall, the site of occasional herniation, bounded by the edges of the latissimus dorsi and external oblique muscles and the iliac crest. Also called Petit’s lumbar triangle.
Read Also:
- Lumbar vein
lumbar vein n. Any of five veins that accompany the lumbar arteries, drain the posterior body wall and lumbar vertebral venous plexuses, and terminate in the ascending lumbar vein, the inferior vena cava, or in the iliolumbar vein.
- Lumber
[luhm-ber] /ˈlʌm bər/ noun 1. timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. 2. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. verb (used without object) 3. to cut timber and prepare it for market. 4. to become useless or to be stored away as useless. verb (used with object) 5. to convert (a specified amount, […]
- Lumbered
[luhm-ber] /ˈlʌm bər/ noun 1. timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. 2. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. verb (used without object) 3. to cut timber and prepare it for market. 4. to become useless or to be stored away as useless. verb (used with object) 5. to convert (a specified amount, […]
- Lumber facial
noun phrase A blow to the face with a hockey stick: That cementhead gave him a lumber facial, but the ref didn’t call it (1990s+ Hockey)
- Lumbering
[luhm-ber-ing] /ˈlʌm bər ɪŋ/ noun 1. the trade or business of cutting and preparing . [luhm-ber] /ˈlʌm bər/ noun 1. timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. 2. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. verb (used without object) 3. to cut timber and prepare it for market. 4. to become useless or to […]