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PAINFUL POINT

\pˈe͡ɪnfə͡l pˈɔ͡ɪnt], \pˈe‍ɪnfə‍l pˈɔ‍ɪnt], \p_ˈeɪ_n_f_əl p_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\

Definitions of PAINFUL POINT

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One of several points along the course of a nerve, pressure upon which is painful in cases of neuralgia; see under Valleix.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The p's at which a neuralgic nerve is tender on pressure.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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