nephralgia

[ nuh-fral-jee-uh, -juh ]

nounPathology.
  1. kidney pain.

Origin of nephralgia

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; nephr- + -algia

Other words from nephralgia

  • ne·phral·gic, adjective

Words Nearby nephralgia

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British Dictionary definitions for nephralgia

nephralgia

/ (nɪˈfrældʒɪə) /


noun
  1. pain in a kidney

Derived forms of nephralgia

  • nephralgic, adjective

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