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hyperalgesia

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hyperalgesia /hy·per·al·ge·sia/ (-al-je´ze-ah) abnormally increased pain sense.hyperalge´sic
hy·per·al·ge·sia (hpr-l-jzh)
n.
Extreme sensitivity to pain.
hyper·al·gesic (-zk) adj.
hyperalgesia (hī´praljē´zē),
n a greater-than-normal sensitivity to pain that may result from a painful stimulus or a lowered pain threshold.
hyperalgesia
a state of abnormally increased sensitivity to pain or nociceptive stimuli, as occurs under the influence of low doses of barbiturate anesthetic drugs.


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