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ALGESIA

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al⋅ge⋅si⋅a

  [al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
Origin:
< NL < Gk álgēs(is) feeling of pain + NL -ia -ia

Related forms:
al⋅ge⋅sic  [al-jee-zik, -sik] , adjective
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Main Entry: al·ge·sia
Pronunciation: al-'jE-zE-&, -'jE-zh&
Function: noun
: sensitivity to pain —al·ge·sic /-'jE-zik, -sik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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algesia al·ge·si·a (āl-jē'zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
Hypersensitivity to pain. Also called algesthesia.

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