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  • 31painful — /ˈpeɪnfəl/ (say paynfuhl) adjective 1. affected with or causing pain: painful sunburn. 2. laborious; difficult. 3. Obsolete painstaking. –painfully, adverb –painfulness, noun …

  • 32painful — adj. 1 causing bodily or mental pain or distress. 2 (esp. of part of the body) suffering pain. 3 causing trouble or difficulty; laborious (a painful climb). Derivatives: painfully adv. painfulness n …

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  • 33painful — pain·ful pān fəl adj, pain·ful·ler fə lər; pain·ful·lest feeling or giving pain pain·ful·ly f(ə )lē adv …

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  • 34painful heel — the causing of pain by pressure on the heel …

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  • 35painful fat herniation — piezogenic papules …

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  • 36painful piezogenic pedal papules — piezogenic p s …

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  • 37painful arc syndrome — shoulder pain occurring at a particular portion of the arc described when the arm is abducted from the side to the fully raised position, as in inflammation of the tendons of the supraspinatus muscle …

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  • 38painful legs and moving toes syndrome — a syndrome of neuropathic pain in the lower limbs with involuntary movements of the toes or feet; some cases accompany peripheral or central nervous system disorders, and others are idiopathic …

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  • 39painful — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, aching, achy, acute, affecting, afflictive, aggravating, agonizing, algetic, annoying, arduous, assiduous, atrocious, backbreaking, besetting, biting, bitter, bleak, bothersome, burdensome, burning, careful …

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  • 40painful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Referring to physical anguish] Syn. sore, raw, aching, throbbing, burning, torturing, hurtful, biting, piercing, sharp, severe, caustic, tormenting, smarting, extreme, grievous, griping, stinging, lacerating, bruised,… …

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