erythromelalgia
/ɪˌɹɪθɹəmɛˈlæld͡ʒ(ɪ)ə/noun
erythromelalgia is a noun meaning “A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled E-R-Y-T-H-R-O-M-E-L-A-L-G-I-A, and it appears about once in every 89 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does erythromelalgia mean?
noun
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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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce erythromelalgia?
- /ɪˌɹɪθɹəmɛˈlæld͡ʒ(ɪ)ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is erythromelalgia?
Erythromelalgia appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does erythromelalgia come from?
Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”); first used in 1878 by Silas Weir Mitchell to describe a syndrome of red congestion and burning pain in the hands and feet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).