hypaesthesia

[ hip-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, hahy-puh s- ]
/ ˌhɪp əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ˌhaɪ pəs- /

noun Pathology.

hypesthesia.

Words nearby hypaesthesia

hyp, hyp-, hyp., hypabyssal, hypacusis, hypaesthesia, hypaethral, hypalbuminemia, hypalgesia, hypallage, hypamnios

Definition for hypaesthesia (2 of 2)

hypesthesia

or hyp·aes·the·sia

[ hip-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, hahy-puh s- ]
/ ˌhɪp əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ˌhaɪ pəs- /

noun Pathology.

an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
Also hy·po·es·the·sia [hahy-poh-es-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] /ˌhaɪ poʊ ɛsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/.
Compare hyperesthesia.

Origin of hypesthesia

hyp- + esthesia

OTHER WORDS FROM hypesthesia

hyp·es·the·sic [hip-uh s-thee-zik, -sik, hahy-puh s-] /ˌhɪp əsˈθi zɪk, -sɪk, ˌhaɪ pəs-/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hypaesthesia (1 of 2)

hypaesthesia

US hypesthesia

/ (ˌhɪpiːsˈθiːzɪə, ˌhaɪ-) /

noun

pathol a reduced sensibility to touch

Derived forms of hypaesthesia

hypaesthesic or US hypesthesic (ˌhɪpiːsˈθiːsɪk, ˌhaɪ-), adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hypaesthesia (2 of 2)

hypesthesia
/ (ˌhɪpiːsˈθiːzɪə, ˌhaɪ-) /

noun

the usual US spelling of hypaesthesia

Derived forms of hypesthesia

hypesthesic (ˌhɪpiːsˈθiːsɪk, ˌhaɪ-), adjective

Medical definitions for hypaesthesia

hypesthesia
[ hī′pĭs-thē′zhə ]

n.

Variant ofhypoesthesia