- hyperaesthesia
- variant of hyperesthesia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hyperaesthesia
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Hyperaesthesia — Hy per*[ae]s*the si*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ype r over + ? sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.) A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it. {Hy per*[ae]s*thet ic}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperaesthesia — The term hyperaesthesia comes from the Greek words huper (to exceed a certain boundary) and aisthanesthai (to notice, to perceive). It translates loosely as an exaggerated type of perception . The term is used to denote a group of conditions… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hyperaesthesia — /huy peuhr euhs thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. Pathol. hyperesthesia. * * * … Universalium
hyperaesthesia — n. excessive sensibility, especially of the skin … Medical dictionary
hyperaesthesia — n. abnormal sensitivity (to pain, heat, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
hyperaesthesia — [ˌhʌɪpəri:s θi:zɪə, ɛs θi: ] (US hyperesthesia) noun Medicine excessive physical sensitivity. Derivatives hyperaesthetic adjective Origin C19: from hyper + Gk aisthēsis sensation … English new terms dictionary
hyperaesthesia — n. excessive sensibility, especially of the skin … The new mediacal dictionary
hyperaesthesia — hy•per•aes•the•sia [[t]ˌhaɪ pər əsˈθi ʒə, ʒi ə, zi ə[/t]] n. pat hyperesthesia … From formal English to slang
hyperaesthesia — /haɪpərəsˈθiziə/ (say huypuhruhs theezeeuh), /ˈθiʒə/ (say theezhuh) noun a straining or intensification of the normal senses. Also, Chiefly US, hyperesthesia. –hyperaesthetic /haɪpərəsˈθɛtɪk/ (say huypuhruhs thetik), adjective …
hyperaesthesia — n. excessive sensitivity. ♦ hyperaesthetic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
