Medical term:
meralgia
meralgia
[mĕ-ral´jah]pain in the thigh.
meralgia paresthe´tica a condition of numbness and tingling on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh, rarely accompanied by pain; it is due to entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve at the inguinal ligaments.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
me·ral·gi·a
(me-ral'jē-ă),Pain in the thigh; specifically, meralgia paresthetica.
[G. mēros, thigh, + algos, pain]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
me·ral·gi·a
(mĕr-al'jē-ă)Pain in the thigh; specifically, meralgia paresthetica.
[G. mēros, thigh, + algos, pain]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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