n.
Variant: also hy · per · aes · the · sia
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r-es- ' th ē -zh( ē -) ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from hyper- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia )
Date: circa 1852
: unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense
– hy · per · es · thet · ic \ - ' the-tik \ adjective