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noun
an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
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Hyperalgesia
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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hyperalgesia hy·per·al·ge·si·a (hī'pər-āl-jē'zē-ə, -zhə)
n.
Extreme sensitivity to pain.
hy'per·al·ge'sic (-sĭk, -zĭk) adj.
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