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• a variation of hyperesthesia.

hyperaesthesia

British  

/ ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə, ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• hyperaesthetic
  adjective

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hyperaesthesia

All we have to remember is that these things are psychic in their origin, and not ignorantly confound sensation with consciousness, or hyperaesthesia with the various psychopathic faculties we have been discussing.

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

The chill and the hyperaesthesia of the eyes can be so severe that a doctor or an oculist would be consulted.

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

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

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