Pain
32 entries in the Pain compendium.
Abdominal painA symptom indicating both minor and life-threatening abdominal conditions.Acute (medicine)Medical term for recent onset or short-duration disease.AlgolagniaSexual tendency deriving pleasure from physical pain.AllodyniaPain from normally painless stimuli, such as light touch or mild temperature.Atypical facial painChronic facial pain without identifiable cause or effective treatment.Atypical trigeminal neuralgiaA rare, severe facial pain disorder often misdiagnosed as dental or migraine issues.Automated Pain RecognitionObjective pain measurement via machine learning and multimodal signals.Back painCommon pain affecting most adults, often nonspecific and self-limiting.Back strainInjury to back muscles or tendons from twisting or pulling.BarodontalgiaTooth pain from pressure changes, affecting divers and pilots.Bertolotti's syndromeA congenital cause of chronic low back pain often missed.Bone painPain originating from bone tissue, often dull and hard to localize.Breast painCommon breast symptom, usually benign, rarely linked to cancer.Cancer painPain from cancer affects most patients and is often undertreated.CaningA rattan cane used for judicial and school corporal punishment.CarotidyniaSyndrome of unilateral carotid tenderness, first described in 1927.Causes of cancer painCancer pain stems from tumor, infection, vascular, and nerve causes.Chest pain in childrenPediatric chest pain is rarely cardiac, often benign.Chronic testicular painLong-term testicular pain persisting over three months.Chronic wound painChronic wound pain is persistent, disabling, and often undertreated.CoccydyniaPain in the tailbone, often from falls or prolonged sitting.Complex regional pain syndromeRare chronic pain disorder with neuroinflammatory and dysautonomic features.Congenital insensitivity to painRare genetic disorders causing lifelong inability to feel physical pain.Dental emergencyA dental emergency requires prompt professional care to preserve oral health.Dentin hypersensitivitySharp, short-lived dental pain from exposed dentin surfaces.Dentomandibular sensorimotor dysfunctionChronic pain condition from dental force imbalances affecting head and neck.Diffuse noxious inhibitory controlEndogenous pain modulation where one noxious stimulus inhibits another.A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and PainA 1725 pamphlet by Benjamin Franklin on free will and pain.DyspareuniaPainful sexual intercourse affecting many worldwide.Elbow painElbow pain is a common joint complaint with varied causes.EndorphinsEndogenous peptides that block pain and promote well-being.Epigenetics of chronic painStudy of epigenetic modifications in chronic pain development and treatment.
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