lumbago

[ luhm-bey-goh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. pain in the lower, or lumbar, region of the back or loins, especially chronic or recurring pain.

lumbago

/ lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. pain in the lower back; backache affecting the lumbar region

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbago¹

1685–95; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin lumb ( us ) loin + -āgō noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbago¹

C17: from Late Latin lumbāgo, from Latin lumbus loin

Example Sentences

Capt. Cinnamond is still in bed with lumbago, whilst Major Weir is staying behind too.

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Patients came to our offices, not complaining of headache or lumbago or cough, but asking for "something for that uric acid."

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Praskovia Ivanovna had an attack of lumbago; she did not get down from the shelf bed, except with much difficulty to go to mass.

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To wriggle under a cavity in this stone and come out on the other side, is an infallible remedy for lumbago.

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Grammer had lumbago sometimes so you wouldn't hardly believe any one could suffer that way and live.

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