Literally, the word means a strong pain, especially in the bones.

Or it may not seem like a very strong pain, but you may have the feeling that something is wrong.

The most common symptom is strong pains in the chest.

Been having her pains all afternoon, very strong they are, but the midwife says there's something wrong.

As the vision faded, her body was suddenly racked with a strong persistent pain.

"A lot of times when you have a dead arm, you're never really in pain - just stiff, tired, not as strong," Gordon said.

One day, he felt a strong pain in his back.

Then it had been frank pain, strong enough to make her writhe.

He reached out his hands and took Aumara's, clutching them hard as another stronger pain hit him.

She remembers the pain, sometimes so strong that she could not walk.