causalgia

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noun

A disorder with intense burning pain, type 2 of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.

OriginNew Latin causalgia ← Ancient Greek καῦσος →
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Meanings

nouncausalgia (countable and uncountable, plural causalgias)

plural causalgias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA disorder with intense burning pain, type 2 of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκαῦσος“burning heat”
  2. New Latincausalgia
  3. Englishcausalgia

From New Latin causalgia, from Ancient Greek καῦσος (kaûsos, “burning heat”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). By surface analysis, caus- + -algia.

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Translations

Czech kausalgie
  • kausalgieintense burning pain
French causalgie
  • causalgieintense burning pain
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APA

causalgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causalgia

MLA

“causalgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causalgia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “causalgia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causalgia.

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