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hemialgia

[ hem-ee-al-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌhɛm iˈæl dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun Pathology.

pain or neuralgia involving only one side of the body or head.

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Origin of hemialgia

hemi- + -algia

Words nearby hemialgia

Hemet, hemi, -hemia, hemiacetal, hemiageusia, hemialgia, hemiamyosthenia, hemianalgesia, hemianencephaly, hemianesthesia, hemianopia
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British Dictionary definitions for hemialgia

hemialgia
/ (ˌhɛmɪˈældʒɪə) /

noun

pain limited to one side of the body
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Medical definitions for hemialgia

hemialgia
[ hĕm′ē-ăl′jə ]

n.

Pain affecting one half of the body.
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