Etymology

prosopalgia

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Ancient Greek πρόσωπον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόσωπον“face”
  2. English todayprosopalgia

From Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”) + -algia. By surface analysis, prosop- + -algia.

Words from the same roots

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