algesi-, alge-, alges-, algesio-, algi-, algio-, -algesia, -algesic, -algetic, -algic, -algia, -algy

(Greek: pain, sense of pain; painful; hurting)

Used actively in medical terminology to denote a condition of sensitivity to pain as specified by the combining root.

chilalgia

cholecystalgia

chondralgia

Pain in and around cartilage.

cinesalgia

Pain in a muscle when it is brought into action.

clitoridalgia

Pain in the clitoris.

coccyalgia, coccygalgia

Pain in part of the spine. Also, coccygodynia.

colonalgia

Pain in the colon.

colpalgia

costalgia

1. Pleurodynia; pleuritic pain in the chest.
2. A painful affection of the tendinous attachments of the thoracic muscles, usually on one side only.
3. Pain in a rib or the intercostal spaces (e.g., intercostal neuralgia).

coxalgia

1. Pain in the hip.
2. Hip-joint disease.

cryalgesia, cryalgia

Pain caused by cold (freezing).

cryanalgesia, cryanalgia

The relief of pain by application of cold with a cryoprobe to peripheral nerves.

cystalgia

Pain in a bladder, especially the urinary bladder.

cystoneuralgia

dacryadenalgia

Pain in a lacrimal gland.

Cross references related to "pain, hurt; suffering, injury" word families: -agra; algo-; angina-; dolor-; Masochism; noci-; odyno-; poen-; pono- (toil, work; pain); Sadism.

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algesi-, alge-, alges-, algesio-, algi-, algio-, -algesia, -algesic, -algetic, -algic, -algia, -algy

(Greek: pain, sense of pain; painful; hurting)

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