Dictionary

hyperesthesia en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -aesthesia English hyperesthesia From hyper- + -aesthesia.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
   • "There are zones of marked hyper-æsthesia on his limbs. His visual field and pupillary reaction is normal." 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

Forms

Deriveds

feline hyperesthesia syndrome

Relateds

hypoesthesia

Translations (7)

fi hyperestesia (unusual sensitivity) · it iperestesia (unusual sensitivity) · ca hiperestèsia (unusual sensitivity) · bg свръхчувствителност (unusual sensitivity) · af hiperestesie (unusual sensitivity) · fr hyperesthésie (unusual sensitivity) · es hiperestesia (unusual sensitivity)