306. Pain
See also 122. DISEASE and ILLNESS ; 223. INJURY ; 350. REMEDIES .
- algogenic
- producing pain.
- algolagnia
- a deriving of sexual pleasure from inflicting or enduring pain. Cf. masochism, sadism. —algolagnist, n . —algolagnic, adj .
- algometry
- measurement of pain by means of an algometer, an instrument for determining sensitivity to pain produced by pressure. —algometric, algometrical, adj .
- algophilia
- a love of pain.
- algophobia
- an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia .
- audialgesia
- otalgia.
- brachialgia
- pain in the nerves of the upper arm.
- cardialgia, cardialgy
- a burning or other painful feeling in the stomach or esophagus; heartburn.
- cephalalgia
- Medicine . 1. a pain in the head.
- 2. a headache. Also called cephalgia, cephalodynia .
- coxalgia, coxalgy
- pain in the hip joint.
- dermatalgia
- neuralgia of the skin.
- dolorifuge
- anything that drives away pain.
- gastralgia
- pain in the stomach or abdominal region.
- hemicrania
- 1. Medicine . a pain or aching on one side of the head.
- 2. migraine.
- hypalgesia
- hypalgia.
- hypalgia
- a decreased sensibility to pain. Also hypalgesia.
- hyperalgesia
- an unusually high sensitivity to pain. — hyperalgesic, adj .
- hysterodynia
- pain in the uterus.
- masochism
- 1. Psychiatry. a condition in which sexual gratification is achieved through suffering physical pain and humiliation, especially inflicted on oneself.
- 2. any gratification gained from pain or deprivation inflicted or imposed on oneself. Cf. sadism. —masochist, n. —masochistic, adj.
- odontalgia
- Medicine. a pain in a tooth. —odontalgic, adj.
- odynophobia
- an abnormal fear of pain.
- otalgia
- Medicine. an earache. —otalgic, adj.
- photalgia
- pain in the eyes caused by light.
- proctalgia
- pain in the rectum.
- prosopalgia
- neuralgia affecting the face.
- psychalgia
- mental or psychic pain.
- rachialgia
- pain affecting the spine. —rachialgic, adj.
- sadism
- 1. Psychiatry. a sexual gratification gained through causing physical pain or humiliation.
- 2. any enjoyment in being cruel. Cf. masochism. —sadist, n. —sadistic, adj.
- sadomasochism
- Psychiatry. a condition of disturbed and destructive personality marked by the presence of both sadistic and masochistic traits. —sado-masochist, n. —sadomasochistic, adj.
- stoicism
- an indifference to pleasure or pain. —stoic, n., adj. —stoical, adj.
- synalgia
- pain in one part of the body resulting from hurt or injury in another part; referred pain.
- uteralgia
- pain in the womb or uterus.
- zoosadism
- sadism directed toward animals. —zoosadist, n. —zoosadistic, adj.
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