pain
What hurts cause
Pain is the distress signal of your nervous system caused by intense or damaging inputs.
Other states of comfort that do not have a physical component are also called pain (psychic pain, pain of exile).
If you describe a person or experience as a pain, you mean that they are hard to endure.
To take pains is to be careful in doing something.
When something pains you, it causes you (usually emotional) distress.
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
twinge · stiffness · cramp · spasm · pang · burning · inflammation · tension
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- traumaLasting psychological wound
distress · despair · melancholy · loneliness · regret · remorse · guilt · sadness
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unbearableImpossible to endure
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
overwhelming · torturous · blinding · racking · grueling · acute · crippling · agonizing
Pain-relieving medication
- ibuprofenAnti-inflammatory pain reliever
- acetaminophenCommon over-the-counter analgesic
- aspirinAcetylsalicylic acid tablet
- opioidMorphine-class analgesic
morphine · codeine · anesthesia · epidural · acupuncture · massage · ice · heat
Wounding with a blade
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- lancinatingSharply cutting through
prickling · stinging · searing · jagged · biting · penetrating · puncture · incision
Intense prolonged distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- tribulationState of great distress
adversity · struggle · endurance · ordeal · burden · plight · martyrdom · persecution
Continuing despite difficulty
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- intractableImpossible to manage
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- continuousWithout pause or gap
unrelenting · fibromyalgia · arthritis · neuropathy · sciatica · migraine · flare · remission
Regaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- restorationReturning something to condition
mending · remission · relief · comfort · soothing · recuperation · rest · managing
Identification of illness
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- referredDirected elsewhere for help
phantom · psychosomatic · scale · assessment · localization · etiology · prognosis · comorbidity
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
discomfort · twinge · stiffness · cramp · spasm · pang · burning · inflammation · tension · numbness
heartache
Deep emotional distress
trauma · distress · despair · melancholy · loneliness · regret · remorse · guilt · sadness · torment
agony
Extreme physical or emotional pain
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- unbearableImpossible to endure
debilitating · overwhelming · torturous · blinding · racking · grueling · acute · crippling · agonizing · writhing
analgesic
Pain-relieving medication
- ibuprofenAnti-inflammatory pain reliever
- acetaminophenCommon over-the-counter analgesic
- aspirinAcetylsalicylic acid tablet
opioid · morphine · codeine · anesthesia · epidural · acupuncture · massage · ice · heat · TENS
stabbing
Wounding with a blade
lancinating · prickling · stinging · searing · jagged · biting · penetrating · puncture · incision · laceration
misery
Intense prolonged distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
tribulation · adversity · struggle · endurance · ordeal · burden · plight · martyrdom · persecution · passion
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- intractableImpossible to manage
- relentlessContinuing without pause
continuous · unrelenting · fibromyalgia · arthritis · neuropathy · sciatica · migraine · flare · remission · management
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
restoration · mending · remission · relief · comfort · soothing · recuperation · rest · managing · easing
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
referred · phantom · psychosomatic · scale · assessment · localization · etiology · prognosis · comorbidity · intervention
- in painExperiencing physical distress
- back painPosterior torso discomfort
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- pain in the neckPersistent source of annoyance
- growing painsDifficulties during early development
- sharp painAcute bodily distress
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