nephralgia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins)

WordNet

Ne*phral"gi*a, Ne*phral"gy noun (Also<
  • Nephralgia
  • Nephralgy
)
Etymology
NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. a kidney + pain: cf. F. néphralgie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter. Quain.

Webster 1913