neu·ral·gia

[noo-ral-juh, nyoo-]
noun Pathology.
sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.

Origin:
1815–25; neur- + -algia

neu·ral·gic, adjective
an·ti·neu·ral·gic, adjective, noun
post·neu·ral·gic, adjective
pre·neu·ral·gic, adjective
un·neu·ral·gic, adjective
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neuralgia (njʊˈrældʒɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
severe spasmodic pain caused by damage to or malfunctioning of a nerve and often following the course of the nerve
 
neu'ralgic
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

neuralgia
c.1830, from Gk. neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + -algia, from algos "pain" (see -algia). Perhaps infl. by Fr. névralgie (1801).
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neuralgia neu·ral·gia (n&oobreve;-rāl'jə, ny&oobreve;-)
n.
Sharp, severe paroxysmal pain extending along a nerve or group of nerves. Also called neurodynia.


neu·ral'gic adj.

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Although the symptoms of frostbite and neuralgia have faded, the wonder of the expedition has not.
Thus psychic pain may result in neuralgia, or the affect of moral disgust may cause vomiting.
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