lower back

noun

The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

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low backlumbarsmall of the back
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Meanings

nounlower back (plural lower backs)

plural lower backs

  1. The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

    Synonyms: low back, lumbar, small of the back

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Similar
low backlumbarsmall of the back
Also see
low backlumbarlumbar spinesmall of the back

Translations

Arabic مُسْتَدَقّ الظَّهْر
  • مُسْتَدَقّ الظَّهْر (mustadaqq aẓ-ẓahr)the lumbar region
Chinese Mandarin 腰骶部, 腰部
  • 腰骶部 (yāodǐbù)the lumbar region
  • 腰部 (yāobù)the lumbar region
Czech bedra
  • bedrathe lumbar region
Dutch onderrug
  • onderrugthe lumbar region
Finnish alaselkä, lanneselkä
  • alaselkäthe lumbar region
  • lanneselkäthe lumbar region
French cambrure, bas du dos
  • cambrurethe lumbar region
  • bas du dosthe lumbar region
German Kreuz
  • Kreuzthe lumbar region
Greek μέση, οσφύς
  • μέση (mési)the lumbar region
  • οσφύς (osfýs)the lumbar region
Hebrew הגב התחתון
  • הגב התחתוןthe lumbar region
Hindi कमर
  • कमर (kamar)the lumbar region
Icelandic mjóbak
  • mjóbakthe lumbar region
Italian zona lombare, fondo della schiena
  • zona lombarethe lumbar region
  • fondo della schienathe lumbar region
Japanese 腰のくびれ
  • 腰のくびれ (koshi no kubire)the lumbar region
Polish nerki, lędźwie
  • nerkithe lumbar region
  • lędźwiethe lumbar region
Portuguese região lombar, lombar
  • região lombarthe lumbar region
  • lombarthe lumbar region
  • rinsthe lumbar region
  • cruzesthe lumbar region
Russian поясни́ца, чре́сла
  • поясни́ца (pojasníca)the lumbar region
  • чре́сла (črésla)the lumbar region
  • че́ресла (čéresla)the lumbar region
  • чересла́ (čereslá)the lumbar region
Spanish región lumbar, lomo
  • región lumbarthe lumbar region
  • lomothe lumbar region
  • lombothe lumbar region
Swedish ländrygg, korsrygg
  • ländryggthe lumbar region
  • korsryggthe lumbar region
Tagalog sasapnan
  • sasapnanthe lumbar region
Tamil கீழ் முதுகு
  • கீழ் முதுகு (kīḻ mutuku)the lumbar region
Turkish bel
  • belthe lumbar region
Ukrainian по́перек, попере́к
  • по́перек (póperek)the lumbar region
  • попере́к (poperék)the lumbar region
  • кри́жі (krýži)the lumbar region
  • че́ресла (čéresla)the lumbar region
Vietnamese thắt lưng, lưng dưới
  • thắt lưngthe lumbar region
  • lưng dướithe lumbar region
Cite this entry
APA

lower back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20back

MLA

“lower back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20back.

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