lumbago

[ luhm-bey-goh ]

/ lʌmˈbeɪ goʊ /

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

Origin of lumbago

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

The Squire had a touch of lumbago; he could not face it; and old Coney came bustling in to say that I was to attend in his place.

Johnny Ludlow, Second Series |Mrs. Henry Wood
Those who are exposed, as coachmen are, and subject to lumbago and other troubles, will find a flannel band work wonders.

Papers on Health |John Kirk
So when asked to strip and to state what my claim was based on I said lumbago.

A Prisoner in Turkey |John Still
Besides, th' lumbago was grippin' me till I cud hardly put wan foot befure th' other.

Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War |Finley Peter Dunne

Well, the dignity didn't work, so he commenced on the lumbago; and that didn't work, neither.

Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln

lumbago

/ (lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ) /

pain in the lower back; backache affecting the lumbar region

C17: from Late Latin lumbāgo, from Latin lumbus loin

lumbago

[ lŭm-bā′gō ]

A painful condition of the lower back, as one resulting from muscle strain or a slipped disk.