Thelalgia
/θiːˈlæl.dʒi.ə/noun
Pain in the nipple.
Did you know?Thelalgia combines Greek thēlē, “nipple,” with álgos, “pain,” the same medical root that appears in neuralgia and analgesic.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
θηλή (thēlē)
“Nipple or teat”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄλγος (álgos)
“Pain or suffering”
19th Century
Medical Greek
thel- + -algia
“A combining form meaning nipple, joined to a suffix meaning pain”
19th–20th Century
Medical English
thelalgia
“Pain in the nipple”
Modern English
English
thelalgia
“A clinical term for nipple pain”