Relating to or characterized by pain; of or pertaining to pain in a technical or medical sense.
From Greek algos (pain) + -ic (adjectival suffix). This medical adjective follows standard Greek-derived scientific word formation to create a descriptor for pain-related phenomena.
While 'algomic' is technically valid, English speakers prefer simpler terms like 'painful' or 'pain-related,' which shows how medical terminology becomes established through use and convenience, not just logical construction.
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