trigeminal neuralgia

noun

, Pathology.

1. tic douloureux.

trigeminal neuralgia

noun

1. pathol another name for tic douloureux

Word History and Origins

Origin of trigeminal neuralgia¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

For Rachael Jetter, a 29-year-old from Pennsylvania, that means living with the unpredictable bouts of sharp, shooting facial pain caused by trigeminal neuralgia.

From Time

The middle period of life is not, according to my experience, fruitful in first attacks of trigeminal neuralgia.

From Project Gutenberg

The most common variety of trigeminal neuralgia is migraine, or sick-headache, as it is often called.

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The father is neurasthenic, and the grandfather has trigeminal neuralgia.

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