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

Example Sentences

He advised, with many words and much kind intent, that Pat be muzzled until the "hyperaesthesia" did or did not develop.

From Starr, of the Desert by Bower, B. M.

Charles Reade chaffs the doctors very wittily in "Hard Cash" on their penchant for the word "hyperaesthesia," but nothing else exactly defines that exaggeration of nervous sensibility which I have invariably seen in opium-eaters.

From The Opium Habit by Day, Horace B.

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

The reaction from the battle-field produced a condition of hyperaesthesia in which all the theatrical values were altered.

From Heartbreak House by Shaw, Bernard

The hyperaesthesia spreads in a slight degree round the eye.

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