gastralgia

American

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

noun

neuralgia of the stomach.
any stomach pain.

gastralgia British

/ ɡæsˈtrældʒɪə /

noun

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; see origin at gastr-, -algia

Vocabulary lists containing gastralgia

Body Language: Gastr, Gastro ("Stomach")

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Gastralgia; in a man, aged twenty-seven; highly intellectual and nervous.

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

Gastralgia, gas-tral′ji-a, n. pain in the stomach or bowels.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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