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

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Etymology

Origin of hyperesthesia

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hyperesthesia

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

The seed for much of this emotional hyperesthesia is sown in childhood.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith

There are likely to be spots of hyperesthesia or hypesthesia or even complete anesthesia somewhere on the skin.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

I put it to you over the home-plate that the idea of a cooperative commonwealth and an abolishment of competitive systems simply takes the rag off the bush and gives me hyperesthesia of the roopteetoop!

From Whirligigs by O. Henry

There is likely to be considerable disturbance of sensation, with patches of anesthesia and hyperesthesia, some narrowing of the fields of vision, and anesthesia of the pharynx, sometimes even of the conjunctiva.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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