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hypalgesia /hyp·al·ge·sia/ (hi″pal-je´ze-ah) decreased pain sense.hypalge´sic
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.
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