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.
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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