Definitions For Erythromelalgia

Noun

ERYTHROMELALGIA (uncountable) A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.

Synonyms

mitchell's disease, acromelalgia, red neuralgia, erythermalgia

Hyponyms

primary erythromelalgia, idiopathic erythromelalgia secondary erythromelalgia

Etymology

Ultimately derived from + μέλος, t=limb + ἄλγος, t=pain; first used in 1878 by to describe a syndrome of red congestion and burning pain in the hands and feet.

Is Erythromelalgia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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24
Words with Friends
26

The word Erythromelalgia is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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