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neuralgic

American  
[noo-ral-jik, nyoo-] / nʊˈræl dʒɪk, njʊ- /

adjective

  1. relating to or caused by neuralgia.


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What is known is that up to 11 percent of patients with certain neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy either have HEV antibodies or are infected with the virus.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Issues like energy or food supplies are “critical, or if you will, neuralgic, points in the relationship between these countries.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

He made fun of France’s neuralgic reaction to being elbowed out of a submarine deal with Australia by Britain and the United States.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021

Our society has become inured to public disputes over neuralgic moral and social questions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2016

They say she has a neuralgic headache to-day.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates

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