algesia

American

[al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh] / ælˈdʒi zi ə, -si ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.

algesia British

/ -sɪə, ælˈdʒiːzɪə /

noun

physiol the capacity to feel pain

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algesic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of algesia

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

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