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.
ithyphallalgia
Painfulness when the penis is in erection.
keratalgia
kinesalgia
Pain caused by muscular movement; also, kinesialgia.
kinesialgia
Pain caused by muscular movement; also, kinesalgia.
kolpalgia
laryngalgia
Pain or neuralgia of the larynx.
mammalgia
Pain in the breast.
mastalgia
Pain in the breast or mammary gland, whether serious or not.
Mastalgia has many causes including injury, infection, and plugged milk ducts.
mastoidalgia
Pain in the mastoid region, shaped like a breast, a bony protuberance on the skull, found behind the ear in many vertebrates, including humans.
meconalgia
Opium withdrawal pains in an addict.
megalgia
Very severe pain.
melalgia
Pain in a limb or limbs; specifically, burning pain in the feet extending up the leg and even to the thigh.
melosalgia
Pain in the lower limbs.
menorrhalgia
Painful menstruation; also, dysmenorrhea.
meralgia
Pain in the thigh; specifically, meralgia paresthetica.
Cross references related to "pain, hurt; suffering, injury" word families:
-agra;
algo-;
angina-;
dolor-;
Masochism;
noci-;
odyno-;
poen-;
pono- (toil, work; pain);
Sadism.
You may take a few self-scoring quizzes over some of the words in this unit by going to Algesi Quiz #1 to check your word knowledge of these words.
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