Gonalgia

/ɡoʊˈnælɡiə/ noun

Definition

Pain in the gonads or reproductive glands; a medical term for testicular or ovarian pain.

Etymology

From gon- (Greek gonos 'seed, reproduction') + -algia (Greek algos 'pain'). The suffix -algia is common in medicine: neuralgia, myalgia, arthralgia all mean pain in different body parts.

Kelly Says

Doctors use these -algia words like building blocks—once you know it means pain, you can guess what myalgia, cardialgia, or cephalgia refer to, making medical language surprisingly logical!

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