lumbago

American

[luhm-bey-goh] / lʌmˈbeɪ goʊ /

noun

Pathology.

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

lumbago British

/ lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ /

noun

pain in the lower back; backache affecting the lumbar region

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Etymology

Origin of lumbago

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

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