Definitions for: Neuralgia

[n] acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

Webster (1913) Definition: Neu*ral"gi*a, n. [NL., from gr. ? nerve + ? pain.
See nerve.] (Med.)
A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain,
exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a
nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems
therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be
independent of any structural lesion. --Dunglison.

Synonyms: neuralgy

See Also: hurting, pain, sciatica, tic douloureux, trigeminal neuralgia

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