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hypalgesia

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hypalgesia /hyp·al·ge·sia/ (hi″pal-je´ze-ah) decreased pain sense.hypalge´sic
hyp·al·ge·sia (hpl-jzh, hpl-) or hy·po·al·ge·sia (hp-l-)
n.
Diminished sensitivity to pain.

hypal·gesic (-zk) adj.

hypalgesia
[hī′paljē′zē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hypo, below, algesis, pain
the perception of a painful stimulus to a degree that varies significantly from a normal perception of the same stimulus.

hypalgesia [hi″pal-je´ze-ah]
diminished sensibility to pain. adj., adj hypalge´sic.

hypalgesia (hī´paljē´zē),
n the diminished sensitivity to pain that results from a raised pain threshold.

hypalgesia
reduced sensitivity to pain.


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