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Neuropathy vs Neuralgia - What's the difference?

neuropathy | neuralgia |

As nouns the difference between neuropathy and neuralgia

is that neuropathy is any disease of the peripheral nervous system while neuralgia is an acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

neuropathy

English

Noun

(neuropathies)
  • (pathology) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system.

    • Derived terms

    * neuropathic

    See also

    * neuronopathy

    neuralgia

    English

    (wikipedia neuralgia)

    Noun

  • (pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

    • Synonyms

    * neuralgy * neurodynia

    Hyponyms

    * sciatica

    Derived terms

    * neuralgic

    See also

    * neuritis

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