backache


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back·ache

 (băk′āk′)
n.
An ache or pain in the back, especially the lower back.
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backache

(ˈbækˌeɪk)
n
(Pathology) an ache or pain in one's back
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back•ache

(ˈbækˌeɪk)

n.
a pain or ache in the back, usu. in the lumbar region.
[1595–1605]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.backache - an ache localized in the backbackache - an ache localized in the back  
ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
lumbago, lumbar pain - backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
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Translations
bolesti v zádech
rygsmerter
selkäsärky
bol u leđima
bakverkur
腰痛
요통
bolečine v hrbtu
ryggvärk
อาการปวดหลัง
chứng đau lưng

backache

[ˈbækeɪk] Ndolor m de espalda
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

backache

[ˈbækeɪk] nmal m de dos
to have backache → avoir mal au dos; (in lower back)avoir mal aux reins
to suffer from backache → avoir des problèmes de dos
He suffers from backache → Il a des problèmes de dos.back alley nruelle f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

backache

[ˈbækˌeɪk] nmal m di schiena
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

backache

أَلَم الظَهْر bolesti v zádech rygsmerter Rückenschmerzen πόνος στην πλάτη dolor de espalda selkäsärky mal de dos bol u leđima mal di schiena 腰痛 요통 rugpijn ryggsmerter ból pleców dor nas costas ноющая боль в спине ryggvärk อาการปวดหลัง sırt ağrısı chứng đau lưng 背痛
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

back·ache

n. dolor de espalda.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

backache

n dolor m de espalda
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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