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Added 10 October 2026

neuralgia

/njʊə.ral.d͡ʒə/ noun

Latin root: neuralgia Wiktionary

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An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.
Acute emotional distress.

Origin

From New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). By surface analysis, neur- + -algia.

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