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hyperesthesia
[ hahy-per-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
noun
- an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
hyperesthesia
/ ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə /
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Derived Forms
- ˌhyperesˈthetic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hy·per·es·thet·ic [hahy-per-, uh, s-, thet, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyperesthesia1
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Example Sentences
Hyperesthesia (or increased sensitiveness) is a starvation neurosis occurring especially in unrecognised scurvy.
During the acute stage of inflammation there is to be detected local hyperthermia, some hyperesthesia and a little swelling.
There are likely to be spots of hyperesthesia or hypesthesia or even complete anesthesia somewhere on the skin.
I may here narrate a case which has been communicated to me of algolagnia in a woman, combined with sexual hyperesthesia.
In many cases there is marked hyperesthesia, or irritable weakness.
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