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arthralgia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɑːˈθɹæl.d͡ʒi.ə/
  • UK: /ɑːˈθɹæl.d͡ʒə/
  • US: /ɑɹˈθɹæl.d͡ʒi.ə/
  • US: /ɑɹˈθɹæl.d͡ʒə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Joint pain: pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arthralgy, arthrodynia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pain

2

noun

Meaning 2

pain in a joint or joints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pain, hurting

History

Etymology

From New Latin arthralgia. By surface analysis, arthr- (“joint”) + -algia (“pain”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: болки в ставите (bolki v stavite) — pain in a joint
  • Chinese Mandarin: 關節痛 /关节痛 (guānjiétòng) — pain in a joint
  • Finnish: nivelsärky — pain in a joint
  • Finnish: artralgia — pain in a joint
  • French: artharalgie — pain in a joint
  • Greek: αρθραλγία (arthralgía) — pain in a joint
  • Indonesian: artralgia — pain in a joint
  • Irish: artrailge — pain in a joint
  • Italian: artralgia — pain in a joint
  • Portuguese: artralgia — pain in a joint
  • Russian: артралгия (artralgija) — pain in a joint
  • Tagalog: sakit-sugpong — pain in a joint