neuralgic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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What is known is that up to 11 percent of patients with certain neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy either have HEV antibodies or are infected with the virus.
From Science Daily
Issues like energy or food supplies are “critical, or if you will, neuralgic, points in the relationship between these countries.”
From Seattle Times
"NATO enlargement, particularly to Ukraine," he warned, "remains an 'emotional and neuralgic' issue for Russia."
From Salon
He made fun of France’s neuralgic reaction to being elbowed out of a submarine deal with Australia by Britain and the United States.
From New York Times
Rep. William Lyne Wilson, West Virginia Democrat, used a handkerchief to cover his face when talking on the floor because of a “neuralgic inflammation” that left him “almost sightless,” according to The New York Times.
From Washington Times
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