The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hyperaesthetic — hyperaesthēˈsic, hyperaesthetic or (N American) hyperesthetic / thetˈik/ adjective 1. Overaesthetic 2. Abnormally or morbidly sensitive • • • Main Entry: ↑hyper … Useful english dictionary
hyperaemia — hyperaemia, hyperaesthesia, hyperaesthetic chiefly Brit var of HYPEREMIA, HYPERESTHESIA, HYPERESTHETIC * * * n. the presence of excess blood in the vessels supplying a part of the body. In active hyperaemia (arterial hyperaemia) the arterioles… … Medical dictionary
hyperaesthesia — [ˌhʌɪpəri:s θi:zɪə, ɛs θi: ] (US hyperesthesia) noun Medicine excessive physical sensitivity. Derivatives hyperaesthetic adjective Origin C19: from hyper + Gk aisthēsis sensation … English new terms dictionary
deterioration — deterioration, degeneration, devolution, decadence, decline, declension are comparable as meaning either the process of falling from a higher to a lower level or the state of a thing when such a falling has occurred. Deterioration is the least… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hyperaesthesia — /haɪpərəsˈθiziə/ (say huypuhruhs theezeeuh), /ˈθiʒə/ (say theezhuh) noun a straining or intensification of the normal senses. Also, Chiefly US, hyperesthesia. –hyperaesthetic /haɪpərəsˈθɛtɪk/ (say huypuhruhs thetik), adjective …
hyperaesthesia — n. excessive sensitivity. ♦ hyperaesthetic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
hyperaesthesia — n. (US hyperesthesia) an excessive physical sensibility, esp. of the skin. Derivatives: hyperaesthetic adj. Etymology: mod.L (as HYPER , Gk aisthesia f. aisthanomai perceive) … Useful english dictionary
hyperesthetic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective : of, relating to, or affected with hyperesthesia * * * hyperaesthēˈsic, hyperaesthetic or (N American) hyperesthetic / thetˈik/ adjective 1. Overaesthetic 2. Abnormally or morbidly sensitive • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hyperaesthesic — hyperaesthēˈsic, hyperaesthetic or (N American) hyperesthetic / thetˈik/ adjective 1. Overaesthetic 2. Abnormally or morbidly sensitive • • • Main Entry: ↑hyper … Useful english dictionary
