gastralgia
Americannoun
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neuralgia of the stomach.
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any stomach pain.
noun
Other Word Forms
- gastralgic adjective
Etymology
Origin of gastralgia
Example Sentences
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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
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
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.
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
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