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hypalgesia

 [hi″pal-je´ze-ah]
diminished sensibility to pain. adj., adj hypalge´sic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

hy·pal·ge·si·a

(hī'pal-jē'zē-ă, hip-al-),
Decreased sensibility to pain.
Synonym(s): hypoalgesia
[G. hypo, under, + algēsis, sense of pain]
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hyp·al·ge·si·a

(hīp'al-jē'zē-ă)
Decreased sensibility to pain.
Synonym(s): hypoalgesia.
[G. hypo, under, + algēsis, sense of pain]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hyp·al·ge·si·a

(hīp'al-jē'zē-ă)
Decreased sensibility to pain.
Synonym(s): hypoalgesia.
[G. hypo, under, + algēsis, sense of pain]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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