Nerves · Nervous System · Medium
Hyperaesthesia
Meaning: Increased sensitivity to touch or other sensations, so that normal stimuli feel abnormally intense.
In practice: After shingles, the skin over her ribs showed marked hyperaesthesia.
Word parts
- hyper- means above or more than normal
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