noun
1. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
• Syn: ↑discomfort, ↑irritation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑irritate (for: ↑irritation), ↑sore
2. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
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after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
• Syn: ↑tenderness, ↑rawness
• Hyponyms: ↑chafing, ↑rebound tenderness, ↑chafe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.