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nephralgia

[nuh-fral-jee-uh, -juh]
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noun Pathology.
  1. kidney pain.
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Origin of nephralgia

First recorded in 1790–1800; nephr- + -algia
Related formsne·phral·gic, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • Nephralgia, ne-fral′ji-a, n. pain or disease of the kidneys—also Nephral′gy.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)

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British Dictionary definitions for nephralgia

nephralgia

noun
  1. pain in a kidney
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Derived Formsnephralgic, adjective
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nephralgia in Medicine

nephralgia

(nə-frăl′jə)
n.
  1. Pain in the kidney.
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