Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Hyperaesthesia

‖

Hyˊper-æs-the′si-a

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὑπέρ
over + [GREEK] sense, perception.]
(Med. & Physiol.)
A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it.
–
Hyˊper-æs-thet′ic
(#)
,
Adj.