neuralgic
Americanadjective
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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
After all, says Amy Crawford, the initiative’s director, even if policies change on neuralgic issues such as traffic stops, “You can’t force trust.”
From Economist ● Jul. 14, 2016
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
I have tried it, my friend, in all sorts of neuralgic affections, and have usually astonished my more enlightened patients with it.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
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