Definition of ALGESIA

algesia

Meanings

Plural: algesias

Noun

  • sensitivity to pain

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 8

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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