rachialgia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) +‎ -ia.

Noun

rachialgia (uncountable)

1. (medicine, dated) A kind of back pain, especially Pott's disease or (formerly) lead colic.

Related terms

• rachialgic

References

• “rachialgia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology

From rachide +‎ -algia.

Noun

rachialgia f (plural rachialgie)

1. (pathology) pain in the spine