neuralgic

English

Etymology

neuralgia +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ældʒɪk

Adjective

neuralgic (not comparable)

(neurology, pathology) Pertaining to or affected by neuralgia.

Translations

pertaining to or affected by neuralgia

Catalan: neuràlgic
Dutch: neuralgisch (nl)
Finnish: neuralginen
French: névralgique (fr)
German: neuralgisch (de)
Greek: νευραλγικός (el) (nevralgikós)
Irish: néarailgeach
Italian: nevralgico (it)
Russian: невралги́ческий (ru) (nevralgíčeskij)
Swedish: neuralgisk (sv)
Turkish: nevraljik (tr)
Ukrainian: невралгі́чний (nevralhíčnyj)

Noun

neuralgic (plural neuralgics)

A person afflicted by neuralgia.
- 1907, The Medical Brief, volume 35, page 840:
  A heavy clay soil is bad for all neuralgics, and the house should be dry, and on a sandy or gravel soil. The desideratum for all neuralgic affections is perpetual summer […]

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