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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary neu·ral·gia \\nu̇-ˈral-jə, nyu̇-\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin DATE circa 1834 : acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure • neu·ral·gic \\-jik\\ adjective English Etymology neuralgia c.1830, from Gk. neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + -algia, from algos "pain" (see -algia). Perhaps infl. by Fr. névralgie (1801). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 neuralgia neur·al·gia / njuE5rAldVE; NAmE nu5r- / noun[U] (medical 医) a sharp pain felt along a nerve, especially in the head or face (尤指头部或面部)神经痛 • neur·al·gic / njuE5rAldVik; NAmE nu5r- / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: trigeminal neuralgia neu·ral·gia \n(y)üˈraljə, n(y)əˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + -algia : an acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves usually without demonstrable changes in the nerve structure — compare neuritis • neu·ral·gic \-jik\ adjective |
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