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neuralgia
[ noo-ral-juh, nyoo- ]
noun
- sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
neuralgia
/ njʊˈrældʒɪə /
noun
- severe spasmodic pain caused by damage to or malfunctioning of a nerve and often following the course of the nerve
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Derived Forms
- neuˈralgic, adjective
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Other Words From
- neu·ralgic adjective
- anti·neu·ralgic adjective noun
- postneu·ralgic adjective
- preneu·ralgic adjective
- unneu·ralgic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neuralgia1
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Example Sentences
Menthol is used in medicine to relieve pain, as in rheumatism, neuralgia, throat affections and toothache.
Mrs. Nixon could give Scattergood no explanation, and she herself, in the midst of a spell of neuralgia, was distracted.
Mrs. Fullerton felt the influence of the weather, and complained of neuralgia and other ailments.
The most dangerous are those headache or neuralgia cures containing acetanilid.
In men doses of half a gramme (7·7 grains) act as an antipyretic, relieve neuralgia and have weak narcotic effects.
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