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Noun: hyperaesthesia  ,hI-pu(r)-is'thee-zh(ee-)u [N. Amer], ,hI-pu(r)-is'thee-zee-u [Brit]
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hyperesthesia)
  1. (medicine) abnormally increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli such as touch, pain, or temperature
    "Patients with hyperaesthesia often find normal touch painful";
    - hyperesthesia [N. Amer]

Derived forms: hyperaesthesias

Encyclopedia: Hyperaesthesia