gastralgia

American  

[ga-stral-jee-uh, -juh] / gæˈstræl dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

1. neuralgia of the stomach.

2. any stomach pain.

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gastralgia British  

/ ɡæsˈtrældʒɪə /

noun

1. pain in the stomach

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Other Word Forms

• gastralgic adjective

Etymology

Origin of gastralgia

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

Example Sentences

While the great majority of dyspeptic pains are increased by filling the stomach, gastralgia, on the contrary, is invariably relieved by food, often most strikingly and completely.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

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

From Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion by Coué, Emile

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

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

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.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker

It is remarkable that some women who habitually suffer from various nervous troubles—neuralgias, gastralgia, headache, insomnia—are only free from them at this moment.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Ellis, Havelock