CAUSALGIA

causalgia

(noun) a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

causalgia (countable and uncountable, plural causalgias)

(medicine) An intense burning pain.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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