ulalgia

9.9

A pain in the gums that often comes from infection or injury

noun
/juˈleɪdʒə/

Specialized

: ulalgia

The dentist diagnosed her with ulalgia after examining her swollen gums.

Examples

Persistent ulalgia may be a sign of gum disease.
She was diagnosed with ulalgia after her dental checkup.
He experienced severe ulalgia whenever he brushed his teeth.
Many patients experience ulalgia due to gum disease.
He experienced severe ulalgia whenever he brushed his teeth.
Persistent ulalgia may be a sign of gum disease.
The dentist diagnosed her with ulalgia after examining her swollen gums.

Antonyms

comfort

288 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

How Painful

agony

139 3.9

ache

86 1.3

ulalgia

Specialized

9.9

soreness

11 2.3

twinge

18 4.9

Surface Forms

ulalgia singular

ulalgias plural

Morphology

ulalgia = ul + algia

Formed from bound medical elements 'ul-' (gum) + '-algia' (pain); these combining forms are not recognizable as standalone English words to average learners, so the meaning is not transparently derivable.

Etymology

Ulalgia comes from Greek parts: ul- from a word for 'gum' and -algia meaning 'pain', the same ending seen in medical words for pain like neuralgia or myalgia. So, ulalgia means 'pain in the gums'.