sphenopalatine neuralgia


sphe·no·pal·a·tine neu·ral·gi·a

neuralgia of the lower half of the face, with pain referred to the root of the nose, upper teeth, eyes, ears, mastoid, and occiput, in association with nasal congestion and rhinorrhea occurring in infection of the nasal sinuses, and produced by lesions of the sphenopalatine ganglion; ocular hyperemia and excessive lacrimation may occur. Synonym(s): Sluder neuralgia

sphe·no·pal·a·tine neu·ral·gi·a

(sfēn'ō-pal'ă-tīn nūr-al'jē-ă) Pain related to the nervous system in the lower half of the face, with pain referred to the root of the nose, upper teeth, eyes, ears, mastoid, and occiput, in association with nasal congestion and rhinorrhea occurring in infection of the nasal sinuses, and produced by lesions of the sphenopalatine ganglion; ocular hyperemia and excessive lacrimation may occur.
Synonym(s): Sluder neuralgia.

Sluder,

Greenfield, U.S. laryngologist, 1865-1928. Sluder guillotine tonsillectomySluder neuralgia - Synonym(s): sphenopalatine neuralgia

sphe·no·pal·a·tine neu·ral·gi·a

(sfēn'ō-pal'ă-tīn nūr-al'jē-ă) Pain related to the nervous system in the lower half of the face, with pain referred to the root of the nose, upper teeth, eyes, ears, mastoid, and occiput, in association with nasal congestion and rhinorrhea occurring in infection of the nasal sinuses, and produced by lesions of the sphenopalatine ganglion.
Synonym(s): Sluder neuralgia.