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Neuralgia Noun Pain Neu·Ral·Gia  New Paroxysmal Radiating Nerves

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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 njuE5rAldVENAmE 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 njuE5rAldVikNAmE nu5r- / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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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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