punto nevralgico

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “neuralgic point”. Compare Portuguese ponto nevrálgico. First attested in 1912. === Noun === punto nevralgico m (plural punti nevralgici) (also figurative) nerve center (also medicine, also figurative) a particularly vulnerable region with a tightened sensitivity to pain; pressure point the most difficult and delicate phase of a situation; crucial point