Meanings
nounhyperaesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperaesthesias)
plural hyperaesthesias
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of hyperesthesia.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Englishhyperaesthesia
From hyper- + -aesthesia.
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hyperaesthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaesthesia
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“hyperaesthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaesthesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperaesthesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperaesthesia.
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