ANATOMY
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE
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Question
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Lumb/o means:
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curve, swayback
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crooked, bent
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pubis
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lower back
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -noun. the region of the back above the waist, often a locus of pain and back problems.
Detailed explanation-3: -combining form variants or pelvi-or pelvo-: pelvis. pelvic.
Detailed explanation-4: -The lower back is the lumbar spine, from the combining form lumb/o.
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