lumbago


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lum·ba·go

 (lŭm-bā′gō)
n.
A painful condition of the lower back, as one resulting from muscle strain or a slipped disk.

[Late Latin lumbāgō, from Latin lumbus, loin.]
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lumbago

(lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ)
n
(Pathology) pain in the lower back; backache affecting the lumbar region
[C17: from Late Latin lumbāgo, from Latin lumbus loin]
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lum•ba•go

(lʌmˈbeɪ goʊ)

n.
chronic or recurrent pain in the lumbar region of the back.
[1685–95; < Late Latin < Latin lumb(us) loin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lumbago - backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
backache - an ache localized in the back
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Translations
لُمْباجو: ألم في أسْفَل الظَّهْر
bederní ústřel
hekseskudlumbago
lumbágó
òursabit, bakverkur
腰痛
strėnų gėla
lumbago
lumbago
lumbago
úsad
bel ağrısı

lumbago

[lʌmˈbeɪgəʊ] Nlumbago m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lumbago

[lʌmˈbeɪgəʊ] nlumbago m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lumbago

nHexenschuss m, → Lumbago f (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lumbago

[lʌmˈbeɪgəʊ] nlombaggine f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lumbago

(lamˈbeigəu) noun
pain in the lower part of the back.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

lum·ba·go

n. lumbago, dolor en la parte inferior de la espalda.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
He led the way into Sir Pitt's "Library," as it was called, the fumes of tobacco growing stronger as Pitt and Lady Jane approached that apartment, "Sir Pitt ain't very well," Horrocks remarked apologetically and hinted that his master was afflicted with lumbago.
"I'm gittin' very old, and have been cruel bad this year with the lumbago. I shan't be here now for long; but I'm glad ee've come, daughter-in-law.
"What was the matter--but I hope he's all right now--was lumbago, and rheumatism, and that kind of thing.
do not wet the earth with your weeping," said Little John, "else we shall all have lumbago."
He woke up with a touch o' lumbago, and I just made him put on one of old Dr.
Six foot six, with the lumbago, might have done it.
Thus, in the coming months, we get a multi-disciplinary performance about accepting diversity from the Lumbago ensemble on July 25; the premier of Jazzlogio's O Logos Tis Jazz on September 5; a variety show from the Funky Monkeys and the Drumble Beats on September 12; and an interdisciplinary performance entitled Win--Win Situation with the Thread Ensemble on September 19.
I don't know why, but there is something inherently funny about Aunt Ada's lumbago, Cousin Frank's chilblains or Our Susan's sciatica.
What part of the body is affected by lumbago? A The back B The throat C The eyes D The legs 7.
He said that Black was diagnosed with lumbago and put on work restriction for three months.
Instead of having to put great-aunt Jemima in the front because of her lumbago, you can stash her in the back where she's happy to keep the kids company.
Guests would visit to drink its sulphur water as the "Harrogate cure", to alleviate gout and lumbago. montpellierharrogate.com