Sign or Symptom
facial pain
fa·cial pain [ fey-shuhl peyn ]
Subclass of:
Pain
Definitions related to facial pain:
  • Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Painful sensation in the face.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort in the face.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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