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algesia

[ al-jee-zee-uh, -see-uh ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.


algesia

/ -sɪə; ælˈdÊ’iËzɪə /

noun

  1. physiol the capacity to feel pain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

Origin of algesia1

< New Latin < Greek á±ô²µÅ§²õ ( is ) feeling of pain + New Latin -ia -ia
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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

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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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