neuralgic

Variant of neuralgia

neuralgia definition

neu·ral·gia (no̵o ral′jə, nyo̵o-; -jē ə)

noun

severe pain along the course of a nerve or in its area of distribution

Etymology: ModL: see neur- & -algia

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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