algesia
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Etymology edit
From French algésie, either a back-formation from analgésie (“analgesia”) – the form *ἀλγησία (*algēsía) is not found in Ancient Greek – or formed directly from Ancient Greek ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”) + -ie (“-ia”).
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algesia (plural algesias)
- (medicine) sensitivity to pain
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Noun edit
algesia f (plural algesie)
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Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: al‧ge‧si‧a
Noun edit
algesia f (uncountable)