thoracolumbar

English

Etymology

From thoraco- +‎ lumbar.

Adjective

thoracolumbar (not comparable)

1. of or relating to the thoracic and lumbar areas
   • 1999 July 30, Oliver Brüstle et al., “Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Glial Precursors: A Source of Myelinating Transplants”, in Science‎^[1], volume 285, number 5428, →DOI, pages 754–756:

     Following laminectomy at the thoracolumbar transition, 100,000 cells in a volume of 1 µl CMF-HBSS were injected into the dorsal column of 7-day-old md rats at one or several levels.