NEURALGIA

neuralgia, neuralgy

(noun) acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

neuralgia (countable and uncountable, plural neuralgias)

(pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

Synonyms

• neuralgy

• neurodynia

Hyponyms

• sciatica

Source: Wiktionary

Neu*ral"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., from gr. nerve.] (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition