…The Latin word lumbus has both the meaning of the hip and the buttocks. The French word lombes is the plural form of the lower back, and the plural reins refers to the lower back, as the part where the kidneys are located. “The kidneys, on the other hand, are attached to the lower back above the buttocks” (Galen, On the Healing Art, Book 4). … *Some of the terminology that mentions "reins" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ラテン語lumbusに〈こし〉と尻の両意がある。フランス語lombesは腰を左右一対とみて複数形であり,また左右の腎臓reinがある部分として複数形reinsは腰を指す。〈他方,腎臓はこれと異なり尻の上で腰につく〉(ガレノス《医術について》4巻)。… ※「reins」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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