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algesia
[ al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]
noun
Medicine/Medical.
- sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
algesia
/ -sɪə; ælˈdÊ’iËzɪə /
noun
- physiol the capacity to feel pain
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Derived Forms
- ²¹±ôˈ²µ±ð²õ¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹±ô·²µ±ð·²õ¾±³¦ [al-, jee, -zik, -sik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of algesia1
New Latin from Greek ²¹±ô²µÅ§²õ¾±²õ sense of pain
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Studies of human algesia have established that the musculoskeletal structures most sensitive to painful stimulation are the periosteum and joint capsules.
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But when acute algesia is unaccompanied by any profounder phenomena they are undoubtedly able to bear it with a far greater show of resignation.
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