thoracolumbosacral

adjective

Relating to the thorax and the lumbar and sacral regions of the back.

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Meanings

adjectivethoracolumbosacral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the thorax and the lumbar and sacral regions of the back.

    Once-weekly teriparatide administration, hospitalized rest, and application of a thoracolumbosacral orthosis alleviated symptoms within 2 months.

    2015 July 30, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Akira Horikawa, Yoichi Shimada, “Nonsurgical Corrective Union of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture with Once-Weekly Teriparatide”, in Case Reports in Orthopedics, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From thoraco- + lumbosacral.

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APA

thoracolumbosacral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracolumbosacral

MLA

“thoracolumbosacral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracolumbosacral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thoracolumbosacral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracolumbosacral.

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