lumbosacral

[ luhm-boh-sey-kruhl, ‑-sak-ruhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbosacral¹

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

Because the long-term benefits of surgery remain unproven and pain medicines often have serious side effects, doctors have increasingly turned to steroid injections to treat lumbosacral radiculopathy, a common cause of back pain.

From New York Times

Aside from paraplegic conditions due to disease of the cord or the lumbosacral plexus, and monoplegic affections resultant from disturbances of this plexus, paralysis of certain nerves are occasionally encountered.

From Project Gutenberg

Scoliosis may be a cervicodorsal, dorsolumbar, or lumbosacral curve, and the inclination of the vertebral column may be to the right or left.

From Project Gutenberg