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synalgia

American  
[sin-al-juh, -jee-uh] / sɪnˈæl dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

  1. referred pain.

Other Word Forms

  • synalgic adjective

Etymology

Origin of synalgia

First recorded in 1885–90; syn- + -algia

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Synalgia, si-nal′ji-a, n. sympathetic pain.

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