Etymology

neuralgia

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Today it means: An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve. Full definition →

New Latin neuralgia ← Ancient Greek νεῦρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνεῦρον“nerve”
  2. New Latin · derived fromneuralgia
  3. English todayneuralgia

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνεῦρον all →

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