neuralgic

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English

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Etymology

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From neuralgia +‎ -ic.

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Adjective

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neuralgic (not comparable)

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

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Noun

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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 []

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