neuralgia
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9.3
- noun
- /nɪˈræl.dʒə/
- Specialized
:
neuralgia
- Some years later, Mohanty et al. reported that trigeminal neuralgia was the most common initial finding.
- trigeminal neuralgia
- glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- geniculate neuralgia
Ikrin at Ikrin says, is there a mask that is more trigeminal neuralgia friendly?
- Ikrin at Ikrin says, is there a mask that is more trigeminal neuralgia friendly?
- And so I actually started my research career at Johns Hopkins, where I trained, and my first research grant was on posterpetic neuralgia.
Examples
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It's neuralgia, or toothache or something.
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And, uh, if this weather lets up, my neuralgia will be better.
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It's neuralgia, brought on by eye strain.
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Aside from permanent facial neuralgia, just lovely.
Fiction book (1991) -
Thirteen patients subsequently required surgery for geniculate neuralgia to obtain complete relief.
Academic text (1996) -
Patients frequently consult otolaryngologists for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
Academic text (1996) -
Our patient had been medically treated by a neurologist for a vague diagnosis, probably neuralgia.
Academic text (2006) -
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a form of neuropathic pain that can follow an attack of shingles.
Academic text (2012) -
Trigeminal neuralgia: stabbing usually unilateral (bilateral occurs in multiple sclerosis)
Academic text (2011) -
My mother suffers from neuralgia that often flares up in cold weather.
Synonyms
A sudden, very strong pain along the path of a nerve
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.5
A sudden, very strong, sharp pain in one side of the face caused by a nerve problem
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
neuralgia = neur + algia
The word is a classical medical formation meaning 'nerve pain', but its bound forms are not productive everyday English morphemes for most B1 learners.
Etymology
The word neuralgia comes from the Greek parts neuro- ('nerve') and -algia ('pain'). So, neuralgia means 'pain in the nerves', which explains the sharp, severe pain that runs along a nerve.