algesia

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/ælˈdʒiːzɪə//-sɪə/

noun

sensitivity to pain

OriginFrench algésie ← Ancient Greek ἄλγησις →
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Meanings

nounalgesia (plural algesias)

plural algesias

  1. medicinesensitivity to pain

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄλγησις“sense of pain”
  2. Frenchalgésie
  3. Englishalgesia

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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Translations

Finnish algesia, kipuherkkyys
  • algesiasensitivity to pain
  • kipuherkkyyssensitivity to pain
French algésie
  • algésiesensitivity to pain
Italian algesia
  • algesiasensitivity to pain
Portuguese algesia
  • algesiasensitivity to pain
Spanish algesía
  • algesíasensitivity to pain

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Chicago

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