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What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the lumbar region and the ribs?
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What is the Medical term meaning lumbar region and ribs?
Costovertebral is the medical term meaning pertaining to the spine and ribs.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the abdominal region?
Visceral means pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs.
What is the medical term meaning surgical puncture into the lower back to withdraw fluid for examination?
I think you are trying to describe a Lumbar Puncture, which is performed in the lower (lumbar) region of the spine.
Meaning of lumber region?
The lumbar region refers to the lower back. It is the area where the five lumbar vertebrae are located.
What is the medical term meaning lumbar?
"Lumbar" refers to the region of the back or spine made up of the lumbar vertebrae. The 1st lumbar vertebra is just under the 12th thoracic vertebra. The easiest way to find this is to find the first vertebral body not connected to a rib. This is L1 (1st lumbar vertebra). There are 5 lumbar vertebrae (L1 through L5). The 5th lumbar vertebra sits on top of the sacrum (where your spine connects with your pelvis).
Meaning of lumbar strain?
A strain is a medical term meaning there has been abnormal stretching on a muscle and its tendons. This generally causes a painful contraction of the muscle in an attempt to protect itself from further damage. A lumbar strain is a strain in the lumbar region of the back, specifically, the region of the back from below the ribcage to where the spine attaches to the pelvis. This is a very common cause of back pain.
What is the medical term meaning calf region?
"Calf" is the most common designation for a young bovine. However, the animal may be called a bull calf if it is a male or a heifer if it is a female.
What does medical code 722.83 mean?
Intervertebral disc disorders; postlaminectomy syndrome; lumbar region (Spinal disorder due to spinal laminectomy surgery; lumbar region)
What is the area of the lower back?
what is mucor?
What does medical code 722.80 mean?
ICD-9 code for Postlaminectomy syndrome: 722.80 Unspecified region 722.81 Cervical region 722.82 Thoracic region 722.83 Lumbar region
Which abdominal region is superior to the lumbar region?
The right hypochondriac region is superior to the right lumbar region.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine?
from the base of your neck to mid back is known as the thoracic spine and an excessive curvature of this region is called a kyphosis. Kyphosis looks like a "hump" when viewed from the side. Below the thoracic region is the lumbar region which is commonly known as the low back. Excessive inwards curvature of this region is called a hyperlordosis.
