NEURALGIA

(Or. vtv^ov, a nerve, and a,Xyo;, pain.) An acute painful affection in the course of the nerves, generally subject to intermi ion. One of the most distre ing forms of this disease is the tic douleureux. NEUROLOGY. {Gx.),iv^oy,a.nAXoyo;, a description.) The doctrine of the nerves. See Nervous System. [s. 835]