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neuralgia

noun neu·ral·gia \nu̇-ˈral-jə, nyu̇-\

medical : a sharp pain that is felt along the length of a nerve

Full Definition of NEURALGIA

: acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure

— neu·ral·gic \-jik\ adjective

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New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1834

Medical Dictionary

noun neu·ral·gia \n(y)u̇-ˈral-jə\

: acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure—compare neuritis

—neu·ral·gic \-jik\ adjective

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