LUMBAGO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lumbago mean? 

• LUMBAGO (noun)
  The noun LUMBAGO has 1 sense:

1. backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc

  Familiarity information: LUMBAGO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUMBAGO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

lumbago; lumbar pain

Hypernyms ("lumbago" is a kind of...):

backache (an ache localized in the back)