Chiragra
/kaɪˈrɑːɡrə/noun
A painful form of gout affecting the hand or wrist.
Did you know?Chiragra is a classical medical term built from Greek roots for “hand” and “seizure/grasp,” showing how ancient medicine often named diseases as if they were attacks or possessions.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
χείρ (kheír) + ἄγρα (ágra)
““hand” + “seizure, catching””
Late Greek / Medical Latin
Greek/Latin
chiragra
“gout or painful affliction of the hand”
Middle Ages
Latin
chiragra
“a gouty disorder, especially in the hand”
Modern English
English
chiragra
“a form of gout affecting the hand or wrist”
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