hyperalgesia
[ hahy-per-al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]
noun
an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
Origin of hyperalgesia
1- Also hy·per·al·gi·a [hahy-per-al-jee-uh, -juh]. /ˌhaɪ pərˈæl dʒi ə, -dʒə/.
Other words from hyperalgesia
- hy·per·al·ge·sic, hy·per·al·get·ic [hahy-per-al-jet-ik], /ˌhaɪ pər ælˈdʒɛt ɪk/, adjective
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