Celiodynia

/ˌseɪliəˈdɪniə/ noun

Definition

Pain in the abdominal cavity; another term for abdominal pain or celialgia using the '-dynia' suffix.

Etymology

From Greek 'koilia' (belly) + 'odyne' (pain). This variant of celialgia uses the '-dynia' suffix, which is an alternative to '-algia' for describing pain, seen in terms like 'myodynia' and 'coccydynia'.

Kelly Says

English has two Greek suffixes for pain—'-algia' and '-dynia'—they mean the same thing, but '-dynia' appears more in older medical texts, showing how terminology evolves.

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