paralumbar

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English

Etymology

From para- +‎ lumbar.

Adjective

paralumbar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Located next to the lumbar region
    • 2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI:
      The transducer is placed at the paralumbar fossa and then moved ventrally to the midline.