<neurology> Persistent severe burning of the skin usually following direct or indirect trauma to a sensory nerve, accompanied by cutaneus changes. ... (16 Mar 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Causalgia: Intense burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, at a site some distance removed from a wound that has healed. This phenomenon was first described in 1872 by the American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914). Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25013
causalgia 1. Persistent severe burning sensations, usually following partial injury of a peripheral nerve (especially median and tibial) or the brachial plexus, accompanied by trophic changes. 2. Sensation of burning pain in the distribution of a peripheral nerve, associated with glossy skin devoid of hair or wrinkles. Other associated changes incl... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2743/4
noun a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974