hyperpathia

hyperpathia
Exaggerated subjective response to painful stimuli, with a continuing sensation of pain after the stimulation has ceased. [hyper- + G. pathos, suffering]

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hy·per·path·ia -'path-ē-ə n
1) disagreeable or painful sensation in response to a normally innocuous stimulus (as touch)
2) a condition in which the sensations of hyperpathia occur
hy·per·path·ic -'path-ik adj

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hy·per·path·ia (hi″pər-pathґe-ə) abnormally exaggerated subjective response to painful stimuli; see also hyperesthesia and hyperalgesia.

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