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lombaire

lumbar

adjective lom-BEHR Rare

Usage Note

Lombaire describes anything relating to the lumbar region of the lower back. Une vertèbre lombaire is a lumbar vertebra; une douleur lombaire is lower-back pain. The plural les lombaires is also used as a noun to refer to the lumbar vertebrae collectively.

Examples

"Il souffre d'une douleur lombaire chronique."

Natural Translation

He suffers from chronic lower-back pain.

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