HYPERALGESIA

Etymology

Noun

hyperalgesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperalgesias)

(medicine) An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues.

Antonyms

• hypoalgesia

Source: Wiktionary



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