algesia
[ al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]
/ ælˈdʒi zi ə, -si ə /
noun Medicine/Medical.
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
Origin of algesia
OTHER WORDS FROM algesia
al·ge·sic [al-jee-zik, -sik] /ælˈdʒi zɪk, -sɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby algesia
algerian stripe,
algerienne,
algerine,
algerita,
algernon,
algesia,
algesic,
algesidystrophy,
algesimeter,
algesiogenic,
algesiometer
British Dictionary definitions for algesia
algesia
/ (ælˈdʒiːzɪə, -sɪə) /
noun
physiol
the capacity to feel pain
Derived forms of algesia
algesic or algetic, adjectiveWord Origin for algesia
New Latin from Greek
algēsis sense of pain
Medical definitions for algesia
algesia
[ ăl-jē′zē-ə, -zhə ]
n.
Hypersensitivity to pain.
algesthesia