hyperalgesia

[ hahy-per-al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]

noun

1. an exaggerated sense of pain ( hypalgesia ).

Other Words From

• hyper·al·gesic hy·per·al·get·ic [hahy-per-al-, jet, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperalgesia¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; hyper- + algesia