hyperaesthesia
[ hahy-per-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
noun Pathology.
Words nearby hyperaesthesia
Definition for hyperaesthesia (2 of 2)
hyperesthesia
or hy·per·aes·the·sia
[ hahy-per-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
noun Pathology.
an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
Compare
hypesthesia.
OTHER WORDS FROM hyperesthesia
hy·per·es·thet·ic [hahy-per-uh s-thet-ik] /ˌhaɪ pər əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for hyperaesthesia
It may be accounted a form of hyperaesthesia and no doubt has a nervous expression, but it is not the less psychic in its origin.
Second Sight |SepharialThe reaction from the battle-field produced a condition of hyperaesthesia in which all the theatrical values were altered.
Heartbreak House |George Bernard Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for hyperaesthesia (1 of 2)
hyperaesthesia
US hyperesthesia
/ (ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə) /
noun
pathol
increased sensitivity of any of the sense organs, esp of the skin to cold, heat, pain, etc
Derived forms of hyperaesthesia
hyperaesthetic or US hyperesthetic (ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθɛtɪk), adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for hyperaesthesia (2 of 2)
Derived forms of hyperesthesia
hyperesthetic, adjectiveMedical definitions for hyperaesthesia (1 of 2)
hyperaesthesia
[ hī′pər-ĭs-thē′zhə ]
n.
Variant ofhyperesthesia
Medical definitions for hyperaesthesia (2 of 2)
hyperesthesia
n.
An abnormal or pathological increase in sensitivity to sensory stimuli, as of the skin to touch or the ear to sound.
oxyesthesia