Adenalgy

/ˌædənˈælɡi/ noun

Definition

An alternative form of adenalgia, meaning pain in a gland.

Etymology

A variant spelling of adenalgia, using the alternate Greek-to-English transliteration where 'algos' becomes '-algy' instead of '-algia'. Both forms are used in medical literature, though '-algia' is more standard.

Kelly Says

This is one of those words where English borrowed the same Greek root twice and created two slightly different spellings—like how we have 'doughnut' and 'donut,' except these both sound almost identical and mean exactly the same thing.

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