caumesthesia

caumesthesia

 [kaw″mes-the´zhah]

a sensation of burning heat even though the body temperature is not elevated.

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caumesthesia

A near-extinct term for a subjective sensation of hyperthermia.

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cau·mes·the·si·a

(kaw-mes-thē'zē-ă)

Subjective heat sensation of uncomfortably high temperature; a type of thermal dysesthesia.
Synonym(s): caumaesthesia.

[G. kauma, heat, + aisthēsis, sensation]

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