neuralgia
noun
sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
neuralgias
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pluralof neuralgia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Far more useful, in neuralgias generally, is the external application of aconite or of veratrine.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
Tuberculosis, scrofula, rheumatism, neuralgias, bronchial, and kidney affections are made worse in damp houses.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
Perfectly valueless for the really severe neuralgias, it is of the greatest possible use as a palliative in migraine and clavus, where the great object, for the moment, is to get the patient to sleep.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
As regards the prophylactic treatment, it is unnecessary to repeat the remarks which we have made elsewhere upon the general principles of tonic and nutritive medication in neuralgias of every kind.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
Old neuralgias, that have long ceased to give trouble, occasionally reappear during the convalescence.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
