Arthralgia
/ˌɑːr.θrælˈdʒiː.ə/noun
Pain in a joint or joints.
Did you know?Arthralgia comes straight from Greek ἄρθρον (arthron, “joint”) + ἄλγος (algos, “pain”), and that same algos root also lives in words like neuralgia and nostalgia’s older, more medical cousins.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄρθρον (arthron)
“joint”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄλγος (algos)
“pain, distress”
Late Latin / Medical Latin
Latin
arthralgia
“joint pain”
19th Century
English
arthralgia
“pain in a joint or joints”
Modern English
English
arthralgia
“pain in one or more joints”