lumbar

pronunciation

UK [ˈlʌmbə(r)]word uk audio image

US [ˈlʌmbɚ, -ˌbɑr] word us audio image

  • adj.
    腰部的
  • n.
    腰动(静)脉,腰神经,腰椎

Word Origin

lumbar 腰部的

来自拉丁语lumbus,腰,词源同loin,来自PIE*lendh,腰,来自PIE*lent,弯曲的,柔软的,词源同lithe,lissome,relent.比较wrist,waist.

Example

1. The surgery took five hours , fusing together several lumbar vertebrae .
手术历时五个小时,将几段腰椎接合在一起。
2. I find it hard to believe that your dream job was sitting in that lumbar assassin of a chair , putting in the hours on a grueling expense report .
我很相信坐在那会谋杀你的腰椎的椅子上花好几个小时整理费用报告会是你的理想工作!
3. But working on any mobile device in bed for more than an hour without lumbar support , with the neck bent forward too sharply , or with the arms and hands suspended at an awkward angle , is likely to cause aches and pains .
但是在床上使用移动设备工作超过一小时而没有腰椎支撑,颈部向前弯曲过于剧烈,或者以别扭的角度悬着手臂和手,都可能导致疼痛。
4. A lumbar puncture - a needle in the spine - may also be used to check protein levels in the brain , which tend to be higher in alzheimer 's than with frontotemporal dementia .
腰椎穿刺用一根针刺入腰椎,可用来探测脑部的蛋白质水平,通常阿尔茨海默症患者要高于额颞性痴呆患者。
5. Management of acute lumbar disk disease is controversial , if symptoms are produced by bulgin rather than extrusion of the herniated disk , conservative measures , such as bed rest , analgesics , and anti-inflammatory medication , often result in complete resolution of symptoms .
对急性腰椎间盘病的处理有分歧的,若症状仅仅是由于纤维环凸出,而非纤维环破裂的髓核突出所引起者,保守疗法如卧床休息,止痛剂及抗炎药物治疗等可使症状完全消失。

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