trigeminal neuralgia


noun Pathology.

Origin of trigeminal neuralgia

First recorded in 1870–75

British Dictionary definitions for trigeminal neuralgia

trigeminal neuralgia

noun

pathol another name for tic douloureux

Medical definitions for trigeminal neuralgia

trigeminal neuralgia

n.

Paroxysmal shooting pains of the facial area around one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, of unknown cause, but often precipitated by touching specific areas in or about the mouth. Fothergill's disease Fothergill's neuralgia prosopalgia prosoponeuralgia tic douloureux trifacial neuralgia