HYPERESTHESIA


Meaning of HYPERESTHESIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also hy·per·aes·the·sia ˌhī-pər-es-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə

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 -ˈthe-tik adjective

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