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algesia.

sensitivity to pain

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ælˈdʒiːzɪə//-sɪə/
  1. sensitivity to pain

Where this word comes from

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”).

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