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causalgia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
causal-gia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disorder with intense burning pain, type 2 of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin causalgia, from Ancient Greek καῦσος (kaûsos, “burning heat”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). By surface analysis, caus- + -algia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: causalgia, καῦσος

Usage

Inflected Forms

causalgias (plural)

Derived Forms

causalgic

Frequently Paired Words

cautery neuralgia RSD reflex sympathetic dystrophy RND w:reflex neurovascular dystrophy algodystrophy

Questions

What does causalgia mean?
A disorder with intense burning pain, type 2 of two types of complex regional pain syndrome.
Where does causalgia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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