- topalgia
- to·pal·gia (to-palґjə) [top- + -algia] pain fixed in one spot, a common feature of pain without organic basis, as seen in conversion disorder.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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topalgia — The term topalgia comes from the Greek words topos (spot, place) and algos (pain). It translates as painful spot . The term is used to denote a painful spot or area that defies explanation in terms of a physiologic substratum. It tends to be… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
topàlgia — to|pàl|gi|a Mot Esdrúixol Nom femení … Diccionari Català-Català
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топалгия — (topalgia; топ + греч. algos боль) боль в строго ограниченном участке кожи, не сопровождающаяся какими либо признаками органического поражения нервной системы; наблюдается чаще при истерии … Большой медицинский словарь
Топалги́я — (topalgia; Топ + греч. algos боль) боль в строго ограниченном участке кожи, не сопровождающаяся какими либо признаками органического поражения нервной системы; наблюдается чаще при истерии … Медицинская энциклопедия
causalgia — The term causalgia comes from the Greek words kaiein (to heat, to set on fire) and algos (pain). It was introduced in 1867 by the American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell (1829 1914) to denote a specific painful condition following injury to… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
central pain — Also known as thalamic pain, pseudothalamic pain, and *anaesthesia dolorosa. The term central pain is indebted to the Greek noun ken tron (centre of a circle). It refers to the central nervous system as the originator of this type of pain. The … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hallucinated pain syndrome — A term introduced in or shortly before 1968 by the American psychiatrist Gordon Forrer as an expansion of his concept of *hallucinated headache. Starting from the hypothetical construct hallucinated headache, Forrer reasons that pain can be… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
