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der Hexenschuss (-schüsse)
   lumbago, lower (rheumatic) back pain

Der Volksmund sagt "Hexenschuss", der Arzt schreibt "Lumbago" oder "akute Lumbalgie" in die Patientenakte.
In the vernacular it’s called "Hexenschuss" ("witches’ shot"). The doctor writes down "lumbago" or "acute lumbalgia" in the patient’s file.
Ein Hexenschuss ist ein plötzlich einschießender Schmerz in die Rückenmuskulatur.
Lumbago is a sudden shooting pain in the musculature of the back.

Related:
die Hexe witch
das Kreuz small of the back; cross
die Kreuzschmerzen (pl.) pain in the small of the back, lumbago
die Ischialgie sciatica
die Rückenschmerzen (pl.) back pain

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