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herpetic neuralgia

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herpetic neuralgia
[hərpet′ik]
Etymology: Gk, herpein, to creep, neuron, nerve, algos, pain
a form of neuralgia with intractable pain that develops at the site of a previous eruption of herpes zoster. It more frequently occurs in the elderly.


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