NEURALGIA


Meaning of NEURALGIA in English

neu ‧ ral ‧ gia /njʊˈrældʒə $ nʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] medical

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek neur- ( ⇨ ↑ neur- ) + algos 'pain' ]

a sharp pain along the length of a nerve

—neuralgic adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.