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al·ges·the·sia (al″jes-theґzhə) [alge- + esthesia] 1. nociception. 2. any painful sensation.Medical dictionary. 2011.
algesthesis — SYN: algesthesia. * * * al·ges·the·sis (al″jes theґsis) algesthesia … Medical dictionary
algesia — SYN: algesthesia. [G. algesis, a sense of pain] * * * al·ge·sia al jē zē ə, jē zhə n sensitivity to pain al·ge·sic jē zik, sik adj * * * al·ge·sia (al jeґze ə) 1. nociception. 2. excessive sensitivity to pain, a type of hyperesthesia.… … Medical dictionary
nociception — no·ci·cep·tion (no″sĭ sepґshən) the ability to feel pain (q.v.), caused by stimulation of a nociceptor; called also pain sense, algesia, algesthesia, and nociperception … Medical dictionary
