algesia
algesia · algesias
Sensitivity to painSensitivity to pain
/ælˈdʒiːzɪə/
Meaning
1 sensesSensitivity to pain
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From French algésie, either a back-formation from analgésie (“analgesia”) – the form *ἀλγηFrom 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”).
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