thoracolumbosacral

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thoraco- +‎ lumbosacral

Adjective[edit]

thoracolumbosacral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the thorax and the lumbar and sacral regions of the back.
    • 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[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      Once-weekly teriparatide administration, hospitalized rest, and application of a thoracolumbosacral orthosis alleviated symptoms within 2 months.