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hyperesthesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-es-the-sia
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -aesthesia English hyperesthesia From hyper- + -aesthesia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperesthesias (plural) hyperaesthesia (alternative) hyperæsthesia (alternative)

Phrases

feline hyperesthesia syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

hypoesthesia

Questions

What does hyperesthesia mean?
Unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense.
Where does hyperesthesia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -aesthesia English hyperesthesia From hyper- + -aesthesia.

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