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hy•per•al•ge•si•a
(hī′pər al jē′zē ə, -sē ə),USA pronunciation n.
hy′per•al•ge′sic, hy•per•al•get•ic
(hī′pər al jet′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Medicine, Pathologyan exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- 1895–1900; hyper- + algesia