lumbago
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8.4
- noun
- /lʌmˈbeɪɡoʊ/
- Specialized
:
lumbago
- How's your lumbago, Fortescue?
Examples
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He sensed his gastritis and simultaneously his lumbago getting ready to flare up.
Fiction book (2002) -
When I trotted off to the track, I limped and I had lumbago.
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I had heard that you were suffering from a mild case of lumbago.
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The lumbago struck him down before he could get started, and when Bill walked in that evening, he found the living room dark and deserted.
Fiction book (1991) -
Of the 61 trials, 20 reported the improvement of lumbago.
Academic text (2015) -
How's mom's lumbago?
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The kerosene stoves stank and smoked unbearably, and Geller felt in his back and legs the treacherous stabs of his annual lumbago.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many elderly people suffer from lumbago, making it difficult for them to bend down.
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After lifting the heavy box, I felt a sharp pain in my lower back, which I later learned was lumbago.
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The doctor explained that lumbago often results from poor posture or heavy lifting.
Synonyms
7
2.3
A pain in the back that does not go away quickly
Pain in the lower back that often comes from muscle strain or injury
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lumbago comes from the Latin word lumbus 'lower back' and the ending -ago 'painful condition'. You can see the same root in lumbar, as in 'lumbar support', so lumbago simply means pain in the lower back.