HYPERAESTHESIA

Noun

hyperaesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperaesthesias)

Alternative spelling of hyperesthesia

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`per*æs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med. & Physiol.)

Definition: A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it.

– Hy`per*æs*thet"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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