rachialgia

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ῥάχις →
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Meanings

nounrachialgia (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablemedicineA kind of back pain, especially Pott's disease or (formerly) lead colic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥάχις“backbone”
  2. Englishrachialgia

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

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rachialgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachialgia

MLA

“rachialgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachialgia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rachialgia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachialgia.

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