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Definition of "hyperaesthesia" [‖Hy•per•æs•the•si•a]

  • Variant of hyperesthesia. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hyperaesthesia" in a sentence
  • "There is another symptom, hyperaesthesia of the eye, which Binet and Féré omit; this is extremely rare among men, and with women results from local affection."
  • "But hyperaesthesia sometimes spreads to the upper cheek."
  • "The hyperaesthesia spreads in a slight degree round the eye."
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