hyperesthesia

American  

[hahy-per-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pər əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

Or hyperaesthesia

noun

Pathology.

1. an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.

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hyperesthesia British  

/ ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə /

noun

1. pathol the usual US spelling of hyperaesthesia

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Other Word Forms

• hyperesthetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperesthesia

First recorded in 1840–50; hyper- + esthesia ( def. )

Example Sentences

All these clothes help the celeb pet deal with her feline hyperesthesia, a condition that involves an abnormal increase in the sensitivity to different stimuli.

From Time • Feb. 21, 2015

If hyperesthesia is well marked local anodynes may be needed to relieve suffering.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Upon manipulation of the patellar region, one is impressed with the fact that hyperesthesia does not exist in proportion to the pain manifested during locomotion.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Neuroses of the skin consist in augmentation of sensibility or hyperesthesia and diminution of sensibility or anesthesia.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

During the acute stage of inflammation there is to be detected local hyperthermia, some hyperesthesia and a little swelling.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor