- lancinating pain
- a sharp, darting pain.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
lancinating pain
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lancinating — Denoting a sharp cutting or tearing pain. [L. lancino, pp. atus, to tear] * * * lan·ci·nat·ing lan(t) sə .nāt iŋ adj characterized by piercing or stabbing sensations <lancinating pain> * * * adj. describing a sharp stabbing or cutting pain … Medical dictionary
lancinating — adjective painful as if caused by a sharp instrument a cutting wind keen winds knifelike cold piercing knifelike pains piercing cold piercing criticism a stabbing pain lancinating pain … Useful english dictionary
lancinating — adjective Etymology: lancinate to pierce, from Latin lancinatus, past participle of lancinare; akin to Latin lacerare to rend more at lacerate Date: 1762 characterized by piercing or stabbing sensations < lancinating pain > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lancinating — adj. describing a sharp stabbing or cutting pain … The new mediacal dictionary
Neuralgia — Pain along the course of a nerve. * * * Pain of a severe, throbbing, or stabbing character in the course or distribution of a nerve. SYN: neurodynia. [neur + G. algos, pain] atypical facial n. SYN: atypical trigeminal n … Medical dictionary
knifelike — adjective 1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑sharp 2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions an acute observer of politics and politicians incisive comments icy knifelike… … Useful english dictionary
lancinate — adjective painful as if caused by a sharp instrument a cutting wind keen winds knifelike cold piercing knifelike pains piercing cold piercing criticism a stabbing pain lancinating pain … Useful english dictionary
piercing — adjective 1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions an acute observer of politics and politicians incisive comments icy knifelike reasoning as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang penetrating insight frequent … Useful english dictionary
stabbing — adjective 1. causing physical or especially psychological injury a stabbing remark wounding and false charges of disloyalty • Syn: ↑wounding • Similar to: ↑harmful 2. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument a cutting … Useful english dictionary
bite — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, acuminate, acute pain, adhere to, afflict, agonize, ail, allotment, allowance, and sinker, astringency, auger, bait, be a sucker, be keen, be taken in, bear hug, benumb, big end,… … Moby Thesaurus
