algesthesis
English edit
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Etymology edit
Compound of alg- and esthesis, from Ancient Greek: ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) in conjunction with αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception”).
Noun edit
algesthesis (uncountable)
- (medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
References edit
- 1895, Robley Dunglinson, A Dictionary of Medical Science, Lea Brothers & Co.; Twenty‐First edition, page 37