gastralgia

[ga-stral-jee-uh, -juh]

noun

1. neuralgia of the stomach.

2. any stomach pain.

gastralgia

/ ɡæsˈtrældʒɪə /

noun

1. pain in the stomach

Other Word Forms

• gastralgic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastralgia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1815–25; gastr-, -algia

Example Sentences

Women are, by the general consent of authors, more liable to gastralgia than men.

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For nearly thirty years I had been a sufferer from throat and stomach troubles; bronchitis, dyspepsia, gastralgia, and gastritis, etc., were the terms applied by my physicians.

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Neurasthenia, dyspepsia, gastralgia, enteritis, and pains in different parts of the body.

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According to De Lanesan the roasted seeds are used in La Réunion in infusion similar to coffee in the treatment of gastralgia and asthma.

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He has suffered for several years with violent gastralgia and obstinate dyspepsia, for which he has long used morphine.

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