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causalgia

cau sal gi a |kôˈzalj (ē )ə, -ˈsal- kɔˈzælʤiə | noun severe burning pain in a limb caused by injury to a peripheral nerve. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kausos heat, fever + -algia .

 

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causalgia

causalgia |kɔːˈzaldʒə | noun [ mass noun ] severe burning pain in a limb caused by injury to a peripheral nerve. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kausos heat, fever + -algia .