neuralgic

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 Finnish: neuralginen French: névralgique (fr) German: neuralgisch (de) Greek: νευραλγικός (el) (nevralgikós)

Irish: néarailgeach Russian: невралги́ческий (ru) (nevralgíčeskij) Swedish: neuralgisk (sv) Ukrainian: невралгічний (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