algesia

[ al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.

algesia

/ -sɪə; ælˈdʒiːzɪə /

noun

1. physiol the capacity to feel pain

Derived Forms

• alˈgesic, adjective

Other Words From

• al·ge·sic [al-, jee, -zik, -sik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of algesia¹

< New Latin < Greek álgēs ( is ) feeling of pain + New Latin -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of algesia¹

New Latin from Greek algēsis sense of pain