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neuralgy vs sciatica

sciatica vs neuralgy

neuralgy and sciatica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neuralgy Yes No No No
sciatica Yes No No No
As nouns, sciatica is a hyponym of neuralgy; that is, sciatica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neuralgy:
  • neuralgy: acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
  • sciatica: neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
Other hyponyms of neuralgy include tic douloureux, trigeminal neuralgia.
neuralgy (noun) sciatica (noun)
acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
Difference between neuralgy and sciatica

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