neu·ral·gia

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• neu|ral|gia — «nu RAL juh, nyu », noun. 1. a pain, usually sharp, along the course of a nerve. 2. a condition characterized by such pain: »facial neuralgia, sciatic neuralgia. ╂[< New Latin neuralgia < Greek neûron nerve + álgos pain] …   Useful english dictionary

• neu — neu·rad; neu·ral; neu·ral·gia; neu·ral·gi·form; neu·ral·gy; neu·ra·tion; neu·rec·to·my; neu·rer·gic; neu·ri·lem·ma; neu·ri·lem·mo·ma; neu·ril·i·ty; neu·rine; neu·ri·no·ma; neu·rite; neu·ri·tis; neu·ro ; neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist;… …   English syllables

• ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… …   English syllables

• gia — aer·odon·tal·gia; aero·pha·gia; al·gia; alo·gia; apha·gia; ap·o·lo·gia; ap·pog·gia·tu·ra; aq·ui·le·gia; ar·peg·gia·to·; ar·thral·gia; as·traeo·spon·gia; asty·lo·spon·gia; asy·ner·gia; bet·ton·gia; brach·y·ste·gia; bu·gia; cal·y·ste·gia;… …   English syllables

• neuralgia — neu·ral·gia …   English syllables

• neuralgia — neu•ral•gia [[t]nʊˈræl dʒə, nyʊ [/t]] n. pat sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve • Etymology: 1815–25 neu•ral′gic, adj …   From formal English to slang

• neuralgia — neu|ral|gia [njuˈrældʒə US nu ] n [U] medical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek neur ( NEUR ) + algos pain ] a sharp pain along the length of a nerve >neuralgic adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• neuralgia — neu|ral|gia [ nu rældʒə ] noun uncount MEDICAL severe pain in a part of your body where there is a nerve …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Neuralgia — Pain along the course of a nerve. * * * Pain of a severe, throbbing, or stabbing character in the course or distribution of a nerve. SYN: neurodynia. [neur + G. algos, pain] atypical facial n. SYN: atypical trigeminal n …   Medical dictionary

• orchioneuralgia — SYN: orchialgia. [orchio + G. neuron, nerve, + algos, pain] * * * or·chio·neu·ral·gia (or″ke o n ralґjə) [orchio + neuralgia] orchialgia …   Medical dictionary