- hypoalgesia
- noun /ˈhaɪ.pəʊˌæl.dʒɪiz.ɪi.ə/A decreased sensitivity to painful stimuli.
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Hypoalgesia — or hypalgesia denotes a decreased sensitivity to painful stimuli.Hypoalgesia occurs when nociceptive (painful) stimuli are interrupted or decreased somewhere along the path between the input (nociceptors), and the places where they are processed… … Wikipedia
hypoalgesia — SYN: hypalgesia. [hypo + G. algesis, a sense of pain] * * * hy·po·al·ge·sia al jē zhə, z(h)ē ə n decreased sensitivity to pain * * * hy·po·al·ge·sia (hi″po al jeґze ə) hypalgesia … Medical dictionary
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hypalgesia — Decreased sensibility to pain. SYN: hypoalgesia. [G. hypo, under, + algesis, sense of pain] * * * hyp·al·ge·sia .hip əl jē zhə, .hī pal , z(h)ē ə n diminished sensitivity to pain hyp·al·ge·sic jē sik adj * * * n … Medical dictionary
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