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algesia

/ælˈdʒiːzɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ge-sia
IPA
/ælˈdʒiːzɪə/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sensitivity to pain

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: algésie, ἄλγησις

Inflected Forms

algesias (plural)

Derived Forms

algesic algesiogenic algesiometry analgesia antalgesia cryalgesia defecalgesiophobia hyperalgesia hypoalgesia paralgesia

Phrases

-algia algo- pain score pain threshold

Frequently Paired Words

-algia algo- algometer algometry pain score pain threshold

Questions

How do you pronounce algesia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈdʒiːzɪə/.
What does algesia mean?
sensitivity to pain
Where does algesia come from?
It is traced to French.

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