hypalgia

H4Y4P3A1L1G2I1A1

noun

diminished sensitivity to pain

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounhypalgia (usually uncountable, plural hypalgias)

plural hypalgias

  1. uncountableusuallydiminished sensitivity to pain

Origin

From hyp- (“insufficient”) + -algia (“pain”).

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APA

hypalgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypalgia

MLA

“hypalgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypalgia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypalgia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypalgia.

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