hypalgesia /hyp·al·ge·sia/ (hi″pal-je´ze-ah) decreased pain sense.hypalge´sic
hypalgesia
hypalgesia (hī´paljē´zē
),
hyp·al·ge·sia (h p  l-j  zh , h pl-) or hy·po·al·ge·sia (hp -l-)n. Diminished sensitivity to pain. hyp al·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 (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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