prosopalgia

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noun

Facial neuralgia.

OriginAncient Greek πρόσωπον →
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Meanings

nounprosopalgia (countable and uncountable, plural prosopalgias)

plural prosopalgias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineFacial neuralgia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trigeminal neuralgia

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρόσωπον“face”
  2. Englishprosopalgia

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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