Definition of neuralgia in English:
neuralgia
noun ˌnjʊəˈraldʒən(j)ʊˈrældʒ(i)ə
mass nounIntense, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve, especially in the head or face.
Example sentencesExamples
- In patients older than 50 years, valacyclovir decreases the duration of acute pain and post-herpetic neuralgia compared with acyclovir.
- Its anti-inflammatory qualities can help with neuralgia, sciatica and fibrositis, and externally its soothing and anti-bacterial properties will aid in the healing of burns, wounds and infections.
- Because it affects pain receptors, capsaicin is used as an analgesic in topical creams and ointments to treat the pain of arthritis, neuralgia, and diabetic neuropathy.
- Neuronal inflammation and necrosis leads to severe pain or postherpetic neuralgia, which increases as the infection travels down the nerve.
- The most common chronic complication of herpes zoster is postherpetic neuralgia.
Definition of neuralgia in US English:
neuralgia
nounn(j)ʊˈrældʒ(i)ən(y)o͝oˈralj(ē)ə
Intense, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve, especially in the head or face.
Example sentencesExamples
- Neuronal inflammation and necrosis leads to severe pain or postherpetic neuralgia, which increases as the infection travels down the nerve.
- Its anti-inflammatory qualities can help with neuralgia, sciatica and fibrositis, and externally its soothing and anti-bacterial properties will aid in the healing of burns, wounds and infections.
- The most common chronic complication of herpes zoster is postherpetic neuralgia.
- Because it affects pain receptors, capsaicin is used as an analgesic in topical creams and ointments to treat the pain of arthritis, neuralgia, and diabetic neuropathy.
- In patients older than 50 years, valacyclovir decreases the duration of acute pain and post-herpetic neuralgia compared with acyclovir.