lumbo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “loin,” used in the formation of compound words:

lumbosacral.

Also, especially before a vowel, lumb-.

Origin

combining form representing Latin lumbus loin; see -o-

Related Words

lumb-
lumbosacral

lumbo-a word part meaning 'loin', as in lumbosacral.

[Latin lumbus loin]

lumbo-|ˈlʌmbəʊ|used as combining form of L. lumbus loin, as lumbo-abdominal a., pertaining to the loins and the abdomen (cf. abdominal); so lumbo-aortic, lumbo-costal, lumbo-inguinal, etc. (see Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889), lumbo-sacral, lumbo-vertebral adjs.; ‖ lumbodynia [mod.L.; hybrid f. Gr. ὀδύνη pain] = lumbago.1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 660 Neuralgia of the lumbar plexus, or *lumbo-abdominal neuralgia.1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 805 The affection is commonly known as lumbago. Valleix designated it *lumbodynia.1840E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1842) 107 The *lumbo-iliac ligament is triangular in form.1856Quain's Anat. (ed. 6) II. 632 note, Schmidt describes them as separate nerves, naming the genital branch, external spermatic, and the crural branch, *lumbo-inguinal.1840E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1842) 14 The *lumbo-sacral nerve.1878T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 258 The lumbo-sacral portion of the column is more frequently affected than any other.1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 217 The *lumbo-vertebral anastomotic trunk of Braune.

lumbo-

word-forming element meaning "loin, loins," from comb. form of Latin lumbus (see lumbago).

lumbo- /ˈlʌmbəʊ/ combining form. L19.

ORIGIN: from Latin lumbus loin + -o-.

Pertaining to or situated in the lumbar and — regions, or the lumbar region and —, as lumbo-aortic, lumbosacral adjectives

lumbo-
— see lumb-

词汇	lumbo-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Macquarie OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster lumbo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “loin,” used in the formation of compound words: lumbosacral. Also, especially before a vowel, lumb-. Origin combining form representing Latin lumbus loin; see -o- Related Words lumb- lumbosacral lumbo-a word part meaning 'loin', as in lumbosacral. [Latin lumbus loin] lumbo-\|ˈlʌmbəʊ\|used as combining form of L. lumbus loin, as lumbo-abdominal a., pertaining to the loins and the abdomen (cf. abdominal); so *lumbo-aortic, lumbo-costal, lumbo-inguinal, etc. (see Syd. Soc. Lex.* 1889), *lumbo-sacral, lumbo-vertebral* adjs.; ‖ lumbodynia [mod.L.; hybrid f. Gr. ὀδύνη pain] = lumbago.1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 660 Neuralgia of the lumbar plexus, or lumbo-abdominal neuralgia.1866A. Flint Princ. Med.* (1880) 805 The affection is commonly known as lumbago. Valleix designated it lumbodynia.1840E. Wilson Anat. Vade M.* (1842) 107 The lumbo-iliac ligament is triangular in form.1856Quain's Anat. (ed. 6) II. 632 note, Schmidt describes them as separate nerves, naming the genital branch, external spermatic, and the crural branch, lumbo-inguinal.1840E. Wilson Anat. Vade M. (1842) 14 The lumbo-sacral nerve.1878T. Bryant Pract. Surg.* I. 258 The lumbo-sacral portion of the column is more frequently affected than any other.1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 217 The lumbo-vertebral anastomotic trunk of Braune. lumbo- word-forming element meaning "loin, loins," from comb. form of Latin lumbus (see lumbago). lumbo- /ˈlʌmbəʊ/ combining form. L19. ORIGIN: from Latin lumbus loin + -o-. Pertaining to or situated in the lumbar and — regions, or the lumbar region and —, as lumbo-aortic, lumbosacral adjectives lumbo-* — see lumb-
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