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gastralgia

American

[ga-stral-jee-uh, -juh] / gæˈstræl dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

neuralgia of the stomach.
any stomach pain.

gastralgia British

/ ɡæsˈtrældʒɪə /

noun

pain in the stomach

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Other Word Forms

gastralgic adjective

Etymology

Origin of gastralgia

From New Latin, dating back to 1815–25; gastr-, -algia

Example Sentences

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Women are, by the general consent of authors, more liable to gastralgia than men.

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For nearly thirty years I had been a sufferer from throat and stomach troubles; bronchitis, dyspepsia, gastralgia, and gastritis, etc., were the terms applied by my physicians.

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Neurasthenia, dyspepsia, gastralgia, enteritis, and pains in different parts of the body.

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According to De Lanesan the roasted seeds are used in La Réunion in infusion similar to coffee in the treatment of gastralgia and asthma.

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He has suffered for several years with violent gastralgia and obstinate dyspepsia, for which he has long used morphine.

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