neu‧ral‧gia /njʊˈrældʒə $ nʊ-/
noun [uncountable] medical[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek neur- ( ⇒ neur-) + algos 'pain']
a sharp pain along the length of a nerve
—neuralgic adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲