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At the surgical-instrument maker's he complained of neuralgia, and purchased a hypodermic syringe for injecting morphine or some such anodyne into his arm.— The Mark Of Cain
The pain thus caused is different from neuralgia, and cannot be relieved by cooling, but is easily cured by soaping the head (_see Head, Soaping).— Papers on Health
In the third the occipital neuralgia was the only troublesome symptom In both cases 90 and 91 the high position of the wound in the fixed portion of the pharynx no doubt accounted for the absence of any infective trouble 89) Wounds of the pharynx._--_Entry (Lee-Metford immediately below the tip of right mastoid process; the bullet traversed the neck, entering the pharynx close to the right tonsil, crossed the cavity of the pharynx and the mouth emerging through the left cheek.— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
In course of time the foot becomes inverted and the toes are pointed--pes equino-varus--and trophic sores are liable to form The Tibial (internal popliteal) nerve# is rarely injured The Cranial nerves# are considered with affections of the head and neck (Vol. II NEURALGIA The term neuralgia is applied clinically to any pain which follows the course of a nerve, and is not referable to any discoverable cause.— Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.

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