an abnormally high sensitivity of the skin or some sense organ
Origin of hyperesthesia
ModL: see hyper- and esthesiahyperesthesia
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hyperesthesia
also hy·per·aes·the·sia
noun
An abnormal or pathological increase in sensitivity to sensory stimuli, as of the skin to touch or the ear to sound.
Related Forms:
- hy′per·es·thet′ic
adjective
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural hyperesthesias)
- Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
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hyperesthesia - Medical Definition
also hyperaesthesia (hī′pər-ĭs-thē′zhə)
n.
An abnormal or pathological increase in sensitivity to sensory stimuli, as of the skin to touch or the ear to sound.
Related Forms:
- hy′per·es·thet′ic (-thĕt′ĭk)
adj.
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