| This term arises from the Latin [lumbus] meaning "loin". The "loins" region of the body is the area lateral to the umbilicus, wrapping around posteriorly. In fact, there are two abdominal regions known as the "lumbar regions".
Galen of Pergamon (129AD - 200AD) named and described the lumbar vertebrae. |
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