hyperesthesia

American  

[hahy-per-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pər əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

Or hyperaesthesia

noun

Pathology.

1. an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.

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hyperesthesia British  

/ ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə /

noun

1. pathol the usual US spelling of hyperaesthesia

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Other Word Forms

• hyperesthetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperesthesia

First recorded in 1840–50; hyper- + esthesia ( def. )

Example Sentences

All these clothes help the celeb pet deal with her feline hyperesthesia, a condition that involves an abnormal increase in the sensitivity to different stimuli.

From Time • Feb. 21, 2015

There are likely to be spots of hyperesthesia or hypesthesia or even complete anesthesia somewhere on the skin.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

During the acute stage of inflammation there is to be detected local hyperthermia, some hyperesthesia and a little swelling.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

By exerting tension on the flexor tendon, by means of passive dorsal flexion of the member, evidence of hyperesthesia may be detected.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

This condition persisted apparently for five years more, by the end of which time the anesthesia had turned into a hyperesthesia.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)