What is another word for neuralgia?

Pronunciation: [njuːɹˈald͡ʒə] (IPA)

Neuralgia is a medical term used to describe intense pain along the path of a nerve. There are many synonyms for neuralgia, including nerve pain, neuropathic pain, nerve ache, nerve twinge, and nerve sensitivity. Other synonyms for neuralgia may also include trigeminal neuralgia, facial pain, sciatica, and spinal stenosis. Depending on the cause and location of the pain, doctors may use different synonyms for neuralgia to describe the condition and prescribe appropriate treatment. These synonyms can be helpful in understanding the different types of nerve-related pain and seeking appropriate medical care when necessary.

What are the hypernyms for Neuralgia?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Neuralgia?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for neuralgia (as nouns)

    • state
      pain, hurting.

Usage examples for Neuralgia

Here he continued for three years, when, compelled by failing health, he abandoned the position to retire to his paternal acres in Smithfield-to die, after a long and lingering illness, on July 19, 1855. His disease-partial paralysis of the lower extremities, with torturing neuralgia and finally softening of the brain, the result of lead poisoning, caused-as he believed, and as he informed the writer-by the use of water which had passed for a considerable distance through leaden pipes.
"The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University"
Robert Peter
Cummerbridge had left after the first act-a severe attack of neuralgia in the right eye.
"The Way of Ambition"
Robert Hichens
I cannot bear the neuralgia.
"A Very Naughty Girl"
L. T. Meade

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