neuralgia
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neu·ral·gia
(no͝o-răl′jə, nyo͝o-)n.
Sharp, severe paroxysmal pain extending along a nerve or group of nerves.
neu·ral′gic adj.
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neuralgia
(njʊˈrældʒɪə)n
(Medicine) severe spasmodic pain caused by damage to or malfunctioning of a nerve and often following the course of the nerve
neuˈralgic adj
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neu•ral•gia
(nʊˈræl dʒə, nyʊ-)n.
sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
[1815–25]
neu•ral′gic, adj.
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neuralgia
a sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve. — neuralgie, adj.
See also: Nerves-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
neuralgia
Pain in a nerve, usually caused by injury or inflammation.
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Noun | 1. | neuralgia - acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" tic douloureux, trigeminal neuralgia - intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve sciatica - neuralgia along the sciatic nerve |
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neuralgie
hermosärkyneuralgia
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neuralgia
n → Neuralgie f, → Nervenschmerzen pl
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neu·ral·gi·a
n. neuralgia, dolor intenso a lo largo de un nervio;
atypical facial ___ → ___ facial atípica;
atypical trigeminal ___ → ___ trigeminal atípica;
facial ___ → ___ facial;
glossopharyngeal ___ → ___ glosofaríngea;
hallucinatory ___ → ___ halucinatoria.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
neuralgia
n neuralgia; postherpetic — neuralgia postherpética; trigeminal — neuralgia del trigéminoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.