neuralgic

English

Etymology

neuralgia +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ældʒɪk

Adjective

neuralgic (not comparable)

1. (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)
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• Irish: néarailgeach
• Russian: невралги́ческий (ru) (nevralgíčeskij)
• Swedish: neuralgisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: невралгі́чний (nevralhíčnyj)

Noun

neuralgic (plural neuralgics)

1. 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 […]

Anagrams

• genicular