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lumbar nerve — noun any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord • Hypernyms: ↑spinal nerve, ↑nervus spinalis * * * noun : one of the five pairs of the spinal nerves of the lumbar region in man one of which passes out… … Useful english dictionary
Lumbar plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus lumbalis GraySubject = 212 GrayPage = 949 Caption = Plan of lumbar plexus. Caption2 = The lumbar plexus and its branches. Innervates = BranchFrom = L1 L4 BranchTo = MeshName = Lumbosacral+Plexus… … Wikipedia
Lumbar nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi lumbales GraySubject = 209 GrayPage = 924 Caption = Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those… … Wikipedia
lumbar radiculopathy — any disease of lumbar nerve roots, such as from disk herniation or compression by a tumor or bony spur, with lower back pain and often paresthesias. One type is sciatica … Medical dictionary
Lumbar puncture — Intervention A patient undergoes a lumbar puncture at the hands of a neurologist. The reddish brown swirls on the patient s back are tincture of iodine (an antiseptic). ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Nerve of pterygoid canal — Nerve: Nerve of pterygoid canal Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Vidian nerve labeled at upper right.) Latin n. canalis pterygoidei Gray s … Wikipedia
Lumbar disc disease — is the drying out of the spongy interior matrix of an intervertebral disc in the spine. Many physicians and patients use the term lumbar disc disease to encompass several different causes of back pain or sciatica. In this article, the term is… … Wikipedia
Nerve to obturator internus — Nerve: Nerve to obturator internus Plan of sacral plexus and pudendal plexus. (Nerve to the Obturator internus and Gemellus superior labeled at lower left.) … Wikipedia
Nerve to quadratus femoris — Nerve: Nerve to quadratus femoris Plan of sacral plexus and pudendal plexus. Latin nervus musculi quadratus femoris Gray s … Wikipedia
Nerve block — Intervention ICD 9 CM 04.81 MeSH … Wikipedia
