cheiralgia, chiralgia 1. Non-traumatic or neuralgic pain in the hand. 2. Gout affecting the hand and fingers. Cheiralgia paresthetica refers to compression neuropathy of the superficial branch of the radial nerve, marked by pain and paresthesae when pressure is applied over the course of the nerve. Paresthesa (paresthesiae, plural) indicates any... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/438/