algesia

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ælˈdʒiːzɪə/, /-sɪə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

algesia (plural algesias)

1. (medicine) sensitivity to pain

Derived terms

• algesic
• algesiogenic
• analgesia
• antalgesia
• cryalgesia
• defecalgesiophobia
• hyperalgesia
• hypoalgesia
• paralgesia

 

Related terms

• -algia
• algo-

Translations

sensitivity to pain

• Bulgarian: чувствителност към болка
• Italian: algesia f
• Portuguese: algesia f

Italian

Noun

algesia f (plural algesie)

1. (medicine) algesia

Derived terms

• iperalgesia
• ipoalgesia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈzi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈzi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈzi.ɐ/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈzi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ʒeˈzi.a/ [aʊ̯.ʒeˈzi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ʒɨˈzi.ɐ/ [aɫ.ʒɨˈzi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: al‧ge‧si‧a

Noun

algesia f (uncountable)

1. (medicine) algesia (sensitivity to pain)