hyperesthesia

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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 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."

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