neuralgia

[noo-ral-juh, nyoo-]

noun

Pathology.

1. sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.

neuralgia

/ njʊˈrældʒɪə /

noun

1. severe spasmodic pain caused by damage to or malfunctioning of a nerve and often following the course of the nerve

Other Word Forms

• neuralgic adjective
• antineuralgic adjective
• postneuralgic adjective
• preneuralgic adjective
• unneuralgic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuralgia¹

First recorded in 1815–25; neur- + -algia

Example Sentences

She said that she was also diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia earlier in the year.

From BBC

She was battling the chronic pain disorder trigeminal neuralgia.

From New York Times

They also demonstrated that drugs used to block Nav1.7 -- including carbamazepine, a sodium channel blocker currently used to treat epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia -- also provided substantial protection from joint damage in the mice.

From Science Daily

Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare chronic pain disorder that affects nerves in the head and face, resulting in severe and sudden pain, according to the National Institutes of Health.

From Los Angeles Times

Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare chronic-pain disorder that affects nerves in the head and face, resulting in severe and sudden pain, according to the National Institutes of Health.

From Los Angeles Times