| incident pain | <symptom> A type of breakthrough pain that is related to specific activity, such as eating, defecation, socialising or walking. Also referred to as incident pain. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| indifference to pain syndrome | <syndrome> Congenital insensitivity to pain, possibly due to an absence of organised nerve endings in the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermenstrual pain | Pelvic discomfort occurring approximately at the time of ovulation, usually at the midpoint of the menstrual cycle. Synonym: midpain. Synonym: mittelschmerz. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intractable pain | Pain resistant or refractory to ordinary analgesic agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic pain | Pain caused by an organic lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome | <syndrome> Dysfunction of the masticatory apparatus related to spasm of the muscles of mastication precipitated by occlusal dysharmony or alteration in vertical dimension of the jaws, and exacerbated by emotional stress; characterised by pain in the preauricular region, muscle tenderness, popping noise in the temporomandibular joint, and limitation of jaw motion. Synonym: temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| elbow pain | The elbow joint is quite complex because it is the area of union of three long bones. Elbow pain has many causes including arthritis and bursitis. Tendinitis can affect the inner or outer elbow; the treatment includes ice, rest, and medication for inflammation. Bacteria can also infect the skin of the scraped (abraded) elbow. The funny bone nerve can be irritated at the elbow to cause numbness and tingling of the little and ring fingers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| facial pain | Pain in the face including the orofacial and craniofacial regions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| false pain | <obstetrics> Ineffective uterine contractions, preceding and sometimes resembling true labour, but distinguishable from it by the lack of progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flashing pain syndrome | <syndrome> Sudden, intermittent, and severe brief episodes of pain, without apparent cause, in the distribution of a spinal dermatome; resembles in character the pain of tic douloureux. Compare: tic douloureux. (05 Mar 2000) |
| law of referred pain | Pain arises only from irritation of nerves which are sensitive to those stimuli that produce pain when applied to the surface of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low back pain | A continuous pain in the lower back or lumbar region. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |