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neuralgia

The origin and history of neuralgia.

Etymology

This word comes from New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, "nerve") plus ἄλγος (álgos, "pain"). By surface analysis it can be broken down as neur- + -algia.

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