Neuralgy (Noun)
Meaning
Acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- She experienced intense neuralgy along her facial nerve after a sudden head trauma.
- His dental work had left him with lingering neuralgy in the trigeminal nerve.
- After years of using contact lenses, Sarah started experiencing frequent neuralgy behind her eye.
- During a viral outbreak, Emily came down with severe neuralgy along the branches of her cervical plexus.
- Sometimes when it rains, Martin feels acute neuralgy running along his median nerve from elbow to wrist.