algesia

[ al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]
/ ælˈdʒi zi ə, -si ə /

noun Medicine/Medical.

sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.

Origin of algesia

< New Latin < Greek álgēs(is) feeling of pain + New Latin -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM algesia

al·ge·sic [al-jee-zik, -sik] /ælˈdʒi zɪk, -sɪk/, adjective

Words nearby algesia

algerian stripe, algerienne, algerine, algerita, algernon, algesia, algesic, algesidystrophy, algesimeter, algesiogenic, algesiometer

British Dictionary definitions for algesic

algesia
/ (ælˈdʒiːzɪə, -sɪə) /

noun

physiol the capacity to feel pain

Derived forms of algesia

algesic or algetic, adjective

Word Origin for algesia

New Latin from Greek algēsis sense of pain

Medical definitions for algesic (1 of 2)

algesic
[ ăl-jē′zĭk ]

adj.

Relating to hypersensitivity to pain.
Relating to or causing pain.

Medical definitions for algesic (2 of 2)

algesia
[ ăl-jē′zē-ə, -zhə ]

n.

Hypersensitivity to pain. algesthesia