Relating to the temple region of the skull, or affecting the muscles and tissues around the temple.
From Greek 'krotaphos' (temple, side of the head) combined with '-itic' (relating to or characterized by inflammation), medical anatomical terminology.
Crotaphitic neuralgia is a real but rare headache that affects the temple—it's so specific and uncommon that most modern doctors would struggle to recognize it, even though ancient physicians had detailed descriptions of 'temple-pain.'
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