Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Facial neuralgia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Facial neuralgia.
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- noun medicine
facial neuralgia
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek facial + pain.
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Examples
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McCullough, 72, has trigeminal neuralgia, or prosopalgia, an illness that causes an intense, stabbing pain in her face.
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McCullough, 72, has trigeminal neuralgia, or prosopalgia, an illness that causes an intense, stabbing pain in her face.
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The 72-year-old has trigeminal neuralgia, or prosopalgia, an illness that causes an intense, stabbing pain in her face.
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hernesheir commented on the word prosopalgia
tic douloureux, prosoponeuralgia
December 31, 2010