causalgia
noun
cau·sal·gia
kȯ-ˈzal-j(ē-)ə 
-ˈsal-
: a constant, usually burning pain that results from injury to a peripheral nerve and is often considered a type of complex regional pain syndrome
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causalgia
noun
cau·sal·gia
kȯ-ˈzal-j(ē-)ə, -ˈsal-
: a constant usually burning pain that results from injury to a peripheral nerve and is often considered a type of complex regional pain syndrome
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