lumbago
pronunciation
How to pronounce lumbago in British English:
UK [lʌmˈbeɪgəʊ]
How to pronounce lumbago in American English:
US [lʌmˈbeɪgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
Word Origin
- lumbago
- lumbago: see loin
- lumbago (n.)
- 1690s, from Late Latin lumbago "weakness of loins and lower back," from Latin lumbus "loin" (usually plural), from PIE *lendh- "loin" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic ledvije (plural) "loins; soul," Russian ljadveja "loin;" Old English lendenu "loins," German Lende "loin," Lenden "loins").
Example
- 1. Very cold hospital ward lumbago living after the childbirth .
- 2. Imperforate hymen presenting with chronic constipation and lumbago : report of one case .
- 3. I 'm treatment for my lumbago .
- 4. The lumbago , an hour only want last time toilet .
- 5. What is the best method that treats lumbago ?