HYPERESTHESIA


Meaning of HYPERESTHESIA in English

noun

or hyperaesthesia ˌhīpərə̇sˈthēzhə

Etymology: New Latin, from hyper- + -esthesia, -aesthesia (as in anesthesia, anaesthesia )

1. : excessive or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense

2. : heightened perceptiveness of or response to the environment

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