alg-

DEFINITION of alg-

pain see also: alges-

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ETYMOLOGY of alg-

greek

Component	Origin	Meaning
alg-	Greek ἄλγος (algos)	“pain,” “grief,” “suffering” — combining form denoting pain

The word entered English in the 1870s as analgesia (noun), borrowed from Modern Latin analgesia, from Greek ἄλγος (algos) — literally “pain.” The root algos (“pain”) connects alg- to the entire pain and sensation roots: analgesia (an- + alg- + -ia $\to$ absence of pain), neuralgia (neur- + alg- + -ia $\to$ nerve pain), and myalgia (myo- + alg- + -ia $\to$ muscle pain). The combining form alg- is highly productive in neurology, rheumatology, and pain medicine: e.g., analgesic, arthralgia, fibromyalgia, and hyperalgesia.

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RELATED TERMS to alg-

alg-	pain	-
-agra	YES	gout
odyn-	YES	-

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DERIVATIONS of alg-

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