hyperesthesia
English
Alternative forms
- hyperaesthesia
- hyperæsthesia
Etymology
hyper- + esthesia
Noun
hyperesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperesthesias)
- Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "There are zones of marked hyper-æsthesia on his limbs. His visual field and pupillary reaction is normal."
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Related terms
- hypoesthesia
Translations
unusual sensitivity
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