trigeminal neuralgia

noun

A neuropathic disorder of one or both of trigeminal nerves leading to intense pain in parts of the face.

Meanings

nountrigeminal neuralgia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA neuropathic disorder of one or both of trigeminal nerves leading to intense pain in parts of the face.

    Synonyms: face ague, tic douloureux, prosopalgia, suicide disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA neuropathic disorder of one or both of trigeminal nerves leading to intense pain in parts of the face.

More synonyms by meaning

nounintense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 三叉神經痛症 /三叉神经痛症
  • 三叉神經痛症 /三叉神经痛症 (sānchāshénjīngtòngzhèng)neuropathic disorder
Finnish kolmoishermosärky
  • kolmoishermosärkyneuropathic disorder
French névralgie du trijumeau
  • névralgie du trijumeauneuropathic disorder
Japanese 三叉神経痛
  • 三叉神経痛 (sansashinkeitsū)neuropathic disorder
Portuguese neuralgia do trigêmeo, neuralgia do trigémeo
  • neuralgia do trigêmeoneuropathic disorder
  • neuralgia do trigémeoneuropathic disorder
Swedish ansiktsneuralgi, trigeminusneuralgi
  • ansiktsneuralgineuropathic disorder
  • trigeminusneuralgineuropathic disorder
Cite this entry
APA

trigeminal neuralgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigeminal%20neuralgia

MLA

“trigeminal neuralgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigeminal%20neuralgia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trigeminal neuralgia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigeminal%20neuralgia.

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