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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Pain in the Neck #75434 07/09/2002 2:39 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Seriously, what are the medical terms for "a pain in the neck"? Seems it would be useful to have a more precise, if not more eloquent, expression for both the malady and the person/ situation in question. WW P.S. I'd really like to know so I can tell my nurse that she's one in terms she can understand. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pain in the Neck #75435 07/09/2002 3:40 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 nuchal a. pertaining to nape of neck; n. such bone, etc. nuchalgia, n. pain in nape. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pain in the Neck #75436 07/09/2002 7:33 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, wwh, this was worth starting just to get the expression, "pain in the nape." Ha! Thanks, WW P.S. If you think of any others, great. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pain in the Neck #75437 07/10/2002 2:00 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 How do you pronounce "nuchal" and "nuchalgia"? Nooch al? Nook al? Nyooch al? Nyook al? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pain in the Neck #75438 07/10/2002 2:29 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 nuchal = new' kal Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pain in the Neck #75439 07/20/2002 6:15 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... My friend is always complaining about her "cervicale". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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