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lumbo-
- a combining form meaning “loin,” used in the formation of compound words:
lumbosacral.
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Parker tells The Register-Herald that 31-year-old Josh Lumbo was arrested Wednesday on one count of possession of child erotica, following a two-month investigation.
At Lumbo, Mozambique, his Imperial Airways flying boat smacked head-on into a jetty in landing, killing two passengers and flinging Adman Lauck against a bulkhead with such force that his pipe was split and a section driven an inch-deep into his tongue.
This was the residence of the Teshu Lama, ranking next to the Dalai in authority, and possessed the vast lamasary of Teshu Lumbo, rich in accumulated wealth, which fell into the hands of the invaders.
They took an oath to keep the peace with Thibet, to acknowledge themselves vassals of China, to send an embassy with tribute to Peking every five years, and to restore all the plunder taken from Teshu Lumbo.
"It ain't no use to stab for such a hole in the wall as Lumbo Reach," declared Candage in discouraged tones.
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Words That Use lumbo-
What does lumbo- mean?
Lumbo– is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “loin.” Loin, frequently in the plural loins, refers to the part of the body above your hip and below the ribcage or around the groin. Lumbo– is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in anatomy.
Lumbo– comes from Latin lumbus, meaning “loin,” which is also the source of loin as well as technical terms such as lumbago, a type of pain in the lower back, and numbles, the innards of certain animals that are used for food.
What are variants of lumbo-?
When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, lumbo– becomes lumb–, as in lumbar, from Latin lumbāris. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article about lumb-.
Examples of lumbo-
One example of a term from anatomy that uses the form lumbo– is lumbosacral, “of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.”
The lumbo– part of the word means “loin,” while –sacral refers to the sacrum, a bone in the pelvis. Lumbosacral literally means “relating to the loin and sacrum.”
What are some words that use the combining form lumbo-?
What are some other forms that lumbo– may be commonly confused with?
Not every word that begins with the exact letters lumb-, such as lumbrical or lumber, is necessarily using the combining form lumbo– to denote “loin.” Learn why lumber means “wood” at our entry for the word.
Break it down!
The word costal means “pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body.” With this in mind, what does the anatomical term lumbocostal mean?
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