Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, an intense burning pain.

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  • noun medicine An intense burning pain.

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  • noun a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes

Etymologies

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From New Latin, from Ancient Greek καυσός (kausos, "burning") + ἄλγος (algos, "pain").

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Examples

  • CRPS II, previously called causalgia (a term coined in the American Civil War when it was first diagnosed), follows partial damage to a nerve.

    Domain-b Brand Dossier 2010

  • CRPS II, previously called causalgia (a term coined in the American Civil War when it was first diagnosed), follows partial damage to a nerve.

    Domain-b Brand Dossier 2010

  • Since then the phenomenon has been observed and reported on by thousands of doctors, acquiring over the years a bewildering collection of names, including causalgia (Greek for

    Chicago Reader 2010

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