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adjective
Medicine/Medical
.
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
Origin:
1875–80;
<
Greek
algē-
(stem of
algeîn
to suffer pain) +
-tic
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any of the bones of the wrist.
of or pertaining to the throat or neck.
the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.
of or pertaining to the throat or neck.
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algesia
(ælˈdʒiːzɪə, -sɪə)
—
n
physiol
the capacity to feel pain
[New Latin from Greek
algēsis
sense of pain]
al'gesic
—
adj
al'getic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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