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nephralgia

[ nuh-fral-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. kidney pain.


nephralgia

/ nɪˈfrældʒɪə /

noun

  1. pain in a kidney
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • neˈphralgic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ne·phralgic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nephralgia1

First recorded in 1790–1800; nephr- + -algia
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Example Sentences

Paley's last, and perhaps, for his day, his greatest work,—his "Natural Theology,"—was principally composed during the period in which he was subject to attacks of that terribly malady, nephralgia.

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