hyperesthesia

English

Alternative forms

• hyperaesthesia
• hyperæsthesia

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ -aesthesia.

Noun

hyperesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperesthesias)

1. 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."

Derived terms

• feline hyperesthesia syndrome

Related terms

• hypoesthesia

Translations

unusual sensitivity

• Afrikaans: hiperestesie
• Bulgarian: свръхчувствителност f (svrǎhčuvstvitelnost)
• Finnish: hyperestesia
• French: hyperesthésie (fr) f
• Italian: iperestesia
• Spanish: hiperestesia (es) f