lumbago
noun
lum·ba·go
ˌləm-ˈbā-(ˌ)gō 
: acute or chronic pain (such as that caused by muscle strain) in the lower back
Examples of lumbago in a Sentence
experiencing an attack of lumbago
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Tips to avoid lumbago and when to be concerned
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
By June investors were making their peace with ¥135, but after a further 7% depreciation in three months Tokyo has decided to stop this game of currency limbo before the economy develops lumbago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2022
His lawyer, Elmer George, says his client has a past history of hypothyroidism, aortic stenosis and chronic lumbago and is due to serve out his sentence in less than nine months.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2020
This offer is valid only for townsfolk with proof of dropsy, mumps, polio, lumbago, colitis, bursitis, bites of the wolf most vile, and other afflictions covered under the purview of Clifton’s marvellous medical menagerie.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020
Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy.
—Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
Playing on those surfaces could have exacerbated Gehrig’s chronic lumbago in much the same way.
—John Eisenberg, SI.com, 4 July 2017
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
By June investors were making their peace with ¥135, but after a further 7% depreciation in three months Tokyo has decided to stop this game of currency limbo before the economy develops lumbago.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2022
His lawyer, Elmer George, says his client has a past history of hypothyroidism, aortic stenosis and chronic lumbago and is due to serve out his sentence in less than nine months.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2020
This offer is valid only for townsfolk with proof of dropsy, mumps, polio, lumbago, colitis, bursitis, bites of the wolf most vile, and other afflictions covered under the purview of Clifton’s marvellous medical menagerie.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020
Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy.
—Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
Playing on those surfaces could have exacerbated Gehrig’s chronic lumbago in much the same way.
—John Eisenberg, SI.com, 4 July 2017
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“Lumbago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumbago. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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lumbago
noun
lum·ba·go
ˌləm-ˈbā-gō
: pain (as that caused by straining the muscles) in the lower part of the back
Medical Definition
lumbago
noun
lum·ba·go
ˌləm-ˈbā-(ˌ)gō
: acute or chronic pain (as that caused by muscle strain) in the lower back
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