Showing results for "hyperaesthesia"

• a variation of hyperesthesia.

hyperaesthesia

British  

/ ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə /

noun

1. pathol increased sensitivity of any of the sense organs, esp of the skin to cold, heat, pain, etc

---

Other Word Forms

• hyperaesthetic
  adjective

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hyperaesthesia

But hyperaesthesia sometimes spreads to the upper cheek.

From Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men by John William Harris

But no precautions were taken against hyperaesthesia further than enclosing the card in a second envelope.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

Neither found the serenity and repose of Wagner, for neither was as sane and both suffered mortally from hyperaesthesia, the penalty of all sick genius.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker

Only by lowering the excitability of the nervous system, by occupying the mind and giving strength to the child's powers of control can we effectively combat the hyperaesthesia.

From The Nervous Child by Hector Charles Cameron

It may be accounted a form of hyperaesthesia and no doubt has a nervous expression, but it is not the less psychic in its origin.

From Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance by Sepharial