lumbalgia

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lumbus +‎ -algia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lumˈbalxja/
  • Rhymes: -alxja
  • Syllabification: lum‧bal‧gia

Noun

lumbalgia f (plural lumbalgias)

  1. (pathology) lumbago (lower back pain)
    Synonym: lumbago
    • 2015 September 18, “Condenado el Sergas por el caso de una mujer que quedó estéril”, in El País:
      La primera vez, la paciente fue diagnosticada de lumbalgia, mientras que la segunda ocasión de "lumbalgia aguda, contractura muscular o cólico nefrítico (poco probable)".
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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