Definition of Hyperalgesia

1. Noun. (medicine) An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues. ¹

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Medical Definition of Hyperalgesia

1. The excessive sensitiveness or sensibility to pain. Origin: Gr. Algesis = pain (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperalgesia

hyperadrenalcorticalism
hyperadrenalism
hyperadrenocorticalism
hyperadrenocorticism
hyperaemia
hyperaemic
hyperaesthesia
hyperaesthesias
hyperaesthetic
hyperaggressive
hyperalaninaemia
hyperaldosteronism
hyperaldosteronisms
hyperalert
hyperalertness
hyperalgesia (current term)
hyperalgesias
hyperalgesic
hyperalgia
hyperalimentation
hyperalimentations
hyperallantoinuria
hyperallergic
hyperalphalipoproteinaemia
hyperaminoaciduria
hyperammonaemia
hyperammonaemias
hyperammonemia
hyperammonemias
hyperamylasaemia

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