gastralgia
Americannoun
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neuralgia of the stomach.
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any stomach pain.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of gastralgia
From New Latin, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at gastr-, -algia
Vocabulary lists containing gastralgia
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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.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
An�mia is a specially frequent attendant of gastralgia, more so than of other neuralgias.
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
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.
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
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