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neuralgic

American  
[noo-ral-jik, nyoo-] / nʊˈræl dʒɪk, nyʊ- /

adjective

  1. relating to or caused by neuralgia.


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What is known is that up to 11 percent of patients with certain neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy either have HEV antibodies or are infected with the virus.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

Issues like energy or food supplies are “critical, or if you will, neuralgic, points in the relationship between these countries.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

He made fun of France’s neuralgic reaction to being elbowed out of a submarine deal with Australia by Britain and the United States.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Wolter and the Times are within their rights as well to urge a move to a less neuralgic site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2016

Ulcer of the cervix, of a non-malignant kind, probably sometimes gives rise to neuralgic pain of the uterus, though this is not so severe as in cancer.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

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