notalgia

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noto- +‎ -algia

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notalgia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) back pain
    Synonyms: dorsalgia, dorsodynia
    • 1946, George Mikes, “How to be a General Alien”, in How to be an Alien (fiction), →ISBN, The Language:
      An acquaintance of mine was fortunate enough to discover the most impressive word notalgia for back-ache.

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