Sign or Symptom
neuralgia Audio
neu·ral·gia [ noo-ral-juh, nyoo- ]
Subclass of:
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Pain
Etymology:
Greek neuron = nerve + algos = pain
The ending -ia makes it sound like a very old term, but it entered English in 1822.
Definitions related to neuralgia:
  • A burning or stabbing pain that follows the path of a nerve.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Intense or aching pain that occurs along the course or distribution of a peripheral or cranial nerve.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Intense painful sensation along a nerve or group of nerves. It is caused by irritation or trauma to a nerve or inflammation of a nerve.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Pain (An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience) along the course of a nerve.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by intense painful sensation along a nerve or group of nerves.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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