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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Paroxysmal shooting pains of the facial area around one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, of unknown cause, but often precipitated by irritation of the affected area.
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- noun A
neuropathic disorder of one or both oftrigeminal nerves leading to intense pain in parts of theface .
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- noun intense paroxysmal neuralgia along the trigeminal nerve
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