HYPERESTHESIA


Meaning of HYPERESTHESIA in English

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

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