lumbago
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lumbago
1685–95; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin lumb ( us ) loin + -āgō noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Snake wine is variously touted as a cure for rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago, leprosy, excessive sweating, hair loss, dry skin, far-sightedness, exhaustion, flu, fever, pain and migraines, and as a general all-round tonic.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2021
By 1967, he was battling a herniated disc, lumbago and injuries to his Achilles’ tendons, which required surgery.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2021
Don’t come straggling into the office one morning muttering, “First, gout. Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy. What’s next, apoplexy?”
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2019
His old gaffer told us Harry was plagued by a mysteriously intermittent case of lumbago, which only ever flared up when he couldn't be bothered doing a particular job.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2017
Nels, flailing, his breath issuing forth in vaporous grunts, had broken out the ice with the handle of his toilet plunger, propped himself against the wall—his lumbago plagued him mercilessly—and dribbled night water unsteadily.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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